On January 30, 2002, 43-year-old Upper Darby Township Police Department officer Dennis Joseph Mcnamara was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Mcnamara, a U.S. Army Reserve sergeant and a veteran officer, was struck in the head by a handgun during the encounter. He left behind a wife and two children and was the first township officer killed in the line of duty.

The shooter was identified as Thomas James Campbell, who fled the scene but was later arrested after a car chase in Bucks County. Campbell, 52 at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty to Mcnamara’s murder and received a life sentence; Campbell died in prison on July 8, 2015. Mcnamara was remembered by colleagues for his dedication and hard work, including doing pushups by his patrol car during midnight shifts.

If anyone knew Officer Mcnamara or has information about his final call that night, please share what you remember.