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| Name : McLean, Anthony | Rank: P.O. |
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| Shield #: 2178 | Command: Housing Authority Police Service Area 2 | |||
| Date of Death: 1988-04-13 | Cause of Death: Shot-Investigation | |||
| Officer McLean was shot and killed while checking a building. He and his partner were assigned to check four buildings for a young girl who had been reported missing. At approximately 0100 hours he entered one of the buildings in order to take the elevator to the roof. At the same time a drug deal was going down inside which he interrupted. One of the men opened fire on him, striking just above his vest. His partner heard the shots and called for assistance. Officer McLean was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries approximately two hours later. The missing girl turned up at another family member's home.
His killer Johnny Ray Robinson had been apprehended a month later in South Carolina and is now serving a life sentence. Officer McLean had been with the Housing Authority for 3 years. He was 37 years old. |
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| Comments from Friends | ||||
| Went thru the acadamy with Tony and worked in the 73 while he patroled the projects in the 73rd. Loved him like a brother and will always remember his silly laugh and how he always looked out for me. He would monitor him radio and always show up on any job that i went to, just to make sure i was always alright. He was a funny guy and will be in my thoughts and memory 4 ever. He is buried close to my in-laws so i make it a point to stop by and say hello every time I am at Calverton. He was a wonderful man and a great friend. He was also a great cop!!!!!!!! | ||||
— TERESA HENRY |
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| rest in peace. | ||||
— sjs Posted: November 7, 2006, 7:56 am |
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| I was living in Brownsville when the incident occured I did not personally know Anthony but my Brother was a officer at the time and said he mentored Anthony thru the academy, The lost we all felt was terrible and I sincerly thank this brother for giving his life in Service looking for that Girl, God bless your soul Rest in peace. SALUTE!!! | ||||
— Perry Booker Posted: December 27, 2006, 6:11 pm |
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| I worked with Tony in PSA-2. He was a genuine stand up guy who everyone liked. Rest in peace Tony and God bless your family. | ||||
— Gary Randone Posted: March 20, 2007, 5:21 pm |
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| Rest in Peace | ||||
— Anthony Posted: April 13, 2007, 7:50 pm |
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| I'm sorry | ||||
— Johnny Posted: July 17, 2010, 7:23 pm |
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| Anthony, your tragic death shocked us all. How many times have we gone up and down the project stairs. I kept you in my thoughts and prayers as I patrolled the projects and kept vigilant and alert. You had to be a housing cop to know what we all were thinking in those stairwells. God Bless you Anthony. | ||||
— Brian Wall, PSA 9 & 7 Posted: September 9, 2010, 11:17 pm |
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