BPD Remembers: The men and women of the Boston Police Department remember the service and sacrifice of Patrolman Daniel W. Sullivan who was killed in the line of duty on this very day 133 years ago. On February 11, 1893, Patrolman Daniel W. Sullivan succumbed to a head injury that he sustained eleven years earlier when a brick was thrown at him near the intersection of Commercial Street and Henchman Street.
On Sunday, May 28, 1882, Patrolman Sullivan was on a walking beat when he observed a group of men causing a disturbance. After telling the group to disperse, which they did he was struck in the head with a brick as he was walking away. Sullivan was able to give chase after the group, however it is unknown if any arrests were ever made.
Patrolman Sullivan passed away from complications of the original injury.
Patrolman Sullivan was a 16-year veteran of the department and was 46-years-old at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife.
His name is located on the National Law Enforcement Memorial, Panel 28, East Line 32. His name is also forever engraved on the Hero Wall at Boston Police Headquarters and the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial at the State House in Boston.