Michael Douglas Beverly was a 36-year-old Corporal with the Chester City Police Department when he was shot and killed on the night of October 16, 2001. He was on patrol near 10th and Ward Streets in Chester, Pennsylvania, around 9:30 pm when two suspects shot him multiple times with a .44-caliber handgun.

Beverly was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who had served with the Chester Police Department for 11 years. He was known for mentoring youth and working to curb gang activity in the Highland Gardens neighborhood, a part of the city described as having significant drug trafficking and gang-related problems. The suspects were apprehended the next morning; one suspect, Maurice Day, was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole on March 2, 2004. Beverly is survived by his wife and five children.

Anyone who knew Beverly, his family, or his work in Highland Gardens and can share memories or information is invited to contribute.