On the evening of January 5, 1922, Detective Sergeants William A. Miller (Shield #120) and Francis J. M. Buckley (Shield #012) were transporting a known perpetrator, 20-year-old Luther Boddy, to the West 135th Street Precinct stationhouse. About 100 feet from the Precinct, Boddy pulled a hidden gun and wildly opened fire. Miller, age 46, was hit in the head, dying instantly. Buckley, age 35, was hit in the abdomen and able to give testimony as to what happened; however, he died in Harlem Hospital the next day. The killer fled down Seventh Avenue, changed into a disguise, and after commandeering a taxi, he forced the cabbie to drive him to Philadelphia. After a massive manhunt, Boddy was eventually caught, tried, and it took the jury only two hours to find him guilty. He was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing. Miller and his wife had eight children. Buckley and his wife had three. In May of 1923, Police Commissioner Enright awarded both Detectives the Medal of Honor. Read more about Detectives Miller and Buckley on the DEA's website.