Sergeant Hank Daly was a “Policeman’s Policeman.” He cared about the people that worked for him, and cared about the city he policed. Sergeant Daly joined the D.C. Metropolitan police in 1966 after he was discharded Honorably from the U.S. Marine Corps. Sergeant Daly was a member of the D.C. Homicide Unit and one of the driving forces behind the start of the Cold Case Squad.
Date of Death: November 22, 1994 Rank: Sergeant Age: 51 Years of Service: Twenty Eight Marital Status: Married Children: Two Location of Death: 300 Indiana Ave., NW (MPDC Headquarters)
Circumstance: A homicide suspect, upset with the Metropolitan Police, entered Police Headquarters with an assault weapon. He then entered the Cold Case squad of the Homicide Branch. The suspect shot and killed Sergeant Daly and two FBI agents, Michael J. Miller and Martha Martinez. The suspect also wounded another FBI agent and a citizen, before committing suicide.