Alcee Samuel McCray was a 58-year-old officer with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department in Cleveland, Ohio. On October 14, 1989, he was shot and killed while on duty at the Riverview Towers housing complex after an armed man who had disarmed him with a starter pistol was walking him out of the office. Another officer entered and was wounded when the assailant shot Officer McCray and then fled the scene.

The assailant, identified as 30-year-old Willis Wright, was apprehended shortly after the shooting by a canine officer. Officer McCray is survived by his wife and two children, and his name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. Few details remain public about the moments leading up to the confrontation and why the assailant was in the office.

If anyone knew Officer McCray or witnessed the shooting at Riverview Towers, please share any information that could help preserve his memory and clarify the events that day.