Officer Michael Briggs- 35 years old
Manchester Police Department Tour of Duty: 5 years
Died on October 17, 2006
Badge Number: 83

On the night of October 16, 2006 at about 2:45 a.m., Bicycle Patrol Officers Michael Briggs and John Breckinridge responded to a report of shots fired in a domestic incident. The officers saw two suspects and ordered them to stop. Michael "Stix" Addison, 26, turned and shot Officer Briggs in the head. A jury found Addison guilty of capital murder and sentenced him to death, pending appeals.

Officer Briggs died from his wounds the next day, October 17, 2006.

About 15 hours after the shooting, Addison was arrested in the Dorchester section of Boston, MA. Addison is charged with Capital Murder, punishable by death or life in prison without the possibility of parole, and is awaiting trial.

Officer Briggs served with the Manchester Police Department for five years and previously worked as a corrections officer at the Valley Street Jail. He had worked part-time for the Epsom Police Department from 1996 to 2001. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was survived by his wife and two young sons.

Officer Ralph W. Miller- 25 years old
Manchester Police Department Tour of Duty: 1 year
Died on October 2, 1976
Badge Number: 119

On the night of October 2, 1976, Officers Ralph Miller and Alexander Dougherty responded to a loud party complaint. As the two officers approached the porch, they saw the silhouette of a person standing behind a screen door. When the officers were approximately twenty feet from the door, at the foot of the porch steps, a shot from a high-powered rifle came from behind the door, hitting Officer Miller in the chest. Officer Dougherty called for assistance on his radio and a teenager was apprehended and charged with the shooting. Officer Miller died shortly after arriving at Catholic Medical Center-East.

Inspector William M. Moher- 57 years old
Manchester Police Department Tour of Duty: 23 years
Died on July 3, 1921
Badge Number: Not available

On July 2, 1921, Inspector William Moher cornered robbery suspect Oscar Richard in a Manchester alley. Moher was shot three times by Richard before Moher was able to mortally wound Richard by shooting him five or six times. On July 3, 1921, Inspector Moher died from his wounds. Moher, a 23-year veteran police officer, left behind a wife and 5 children.

On May 21, 1895 William Stockwell, a former Manchester Police Officer who had been fired approximately a week prior, gained access to the Police Department, went to his locker, loaded his weapon, and then found Sgt McAllister in the roll call room and shot him numerous times, killing him.