Steven Mcdonald

Steven Mcdonald, Nypd Detective And Catholic Hero, Dies At 59

... a police sergeant, and his wife, Anita. They don’t come more impressive than Detective Mc Donald. He was a former U. S. Navy hospital corpsman and a third-generation police officer. But even these accomplishments are nothing compared to what happened after he was shot. Detective Mc Donald went far beyond these "merely" heroic actions and did something quite superhuman. He forgave Shavod Jones, the man who shot him. On that hot summer afternoon in 1986, the 29-year-old Officer Mc Donald and his partner were on patrol in Manhattan's Central Park and approached the 15-year-old Shavod Jones and two of his friends, who were loitering near the boathouse at the northern end of Central Park. The officers wanted to question them about local bicycle thefts. As he approached them, Officer Mc Donald noticed a bulge in one of the boy's socks. ...

Paralyzed Detective Who Forgave Shooter Eulogized As Hero

... Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) - Steven Mc Donald, a police officer best known for forgiving a teenage gunman who left him paralyzed in 1986, inspired New York City by choosing a spiritual journey over self-pity and spite, Mayor Bill de Blasio and others said Friday. Mc Donald's "road on this earth was not easy but he showed us what we need to know," de Blasio told Mc Donald's widow, Patti Ann, police officer son and other mourners packed into St. Patrick's Cathedral for his funeral. "Now we have an obligation to tell his story across this city and all across his nation, especially at this time.". The officer was a role model at the New York Police Department, the nation's largest, Police Commissioner James O'Neill said in his eulogy. "What we can learn from Steven's life is this: The cycle of violence that plagues so many lives today can be overcome only by breaking down the walls that separate people," O'Neill said. "The best tools for doing this, Steven taught us, are love, respect, and forgiveness.". Mc Donald, 59, who suffered a heart attack last week, died Tuesday at a Long Island hospital. He had remained on the NYPD's ...

Paralyzed New York Detective Who Became Voice For Peace Dies

... John J. O'Connor places a towel on Conor Patrick Mc Donald, the month-old son of paralyzed officer Steven Mc Donald, seated in wheelchair, while Mc Donald's wife. more. Photo: David Bookstaver, AP. Image 5 of 12. FILE - In this Oct. 30, 1986 file photo, NYPD Officer Steven Mc Donald, paralyzed after being shot in Central Park earlier in the year, receives a New York Mets baseball jacket from Mets' president Fred Wilpon, left, in Mc Donald's room in New York's Bellevue Hospital. They are jointed by then Mayor Ed Koch, second from left, and Mc Donald's wife Patti. Mc Donald, who was paralyzed by a bullet and became an international voice for peace after he publicly forgave the gunman, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 at the age of 59. less. FILE - In this Oct. 30, 1986 file photo, NYPD Officer Steven Mc Donald, paralyzed after being shot in Central Park earlier in the ...

Steven Mcdonald, A Symbol Of Forgiveness And An Nypd Icon, Dies At 59

... by those three bullets as by the three words he famously expressed afterward: "I forgive him.". Mc Donald died Tuesday at the age of 59, after being hospitalized Friday for a heart attack. In the more than three decades after his paralysis, Mc Donald took on the stature of a larger-than-life symbol of forgiveness — a police officer whose sacrifice was heralded by generations of mayors and institutions in New York City. "No one could have predicted that Steven would touch so many people, in New York and around the world," NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said in a statement. "Like so many cops, Steven joined the N. Y. P. D. to make a difference in people's lives. And he accomplished that every day.". Perhaps never more so than on the day his son, Conor, was baptized in 1987, roughly nine months after the shooting. In a letter read to the media by his wife, Patricia, Mc Donald wrote of his anger toward his shooter — and his hope for healing. "I'm sometimes angry at the teen-age boy who shot me," she read, according to The New York Times. "But more often I feel sorry for him. I only hope that he can turn his life into helping and not hurting people. I forgive him and hope that he ...

Former Top Cops Remember Det. Steven Mcdonald As 'living Saint

... “She was consoling people as much as she was being consoled,” he said of the 59-year-old’s wife during their visit. “That's how he lived and that's how she lived.”. Patti Mc Donald, the late Det. Stephen Mc Donald and Conor Mc Donald pose for a photo in September. (Thomas Tracy/New York Daily News). Mc Donald was left paraplegic after he was shot in Central Park in 1986. Bratton was astounded that, instead of retiring, Mc Donald dedicated his life to preaching tolerance, responsibility and forgiveness. “After the shooting, he didn't give up on life when it looked like, in many respects, that life had given up on him,” Bratton told the Daily News. “Steven probably met every New York City police officer and addressed every precinct in the last 20 years. He attended every graduation. It was his desire to stay on the active duty rolls after the horrific injuries he suffered, and he truly stayed on duty.”. Steven Mc Donald says he forgives his shooter. “I think he exemplified everything that the NYPD strives to be,” Bratton said. “(Cops) have a difficult job to do and they need to always remember that they have a responsibility to do it the right way. ...

Rangers Honor Late Steven Mcdonald

... But life complicated matters. Jones asked for Mc Donald’s support in a parole hearing, and Mc Donald declined, chilling their relationship. When in 1995 his release did eventually come, Jones was dead three days afterward, in a motorcycle accident in Harlem. Julie Jacobson/AP. Mc Donald told their story anyway, turning his misfortune into a blessing. He visited Northern Ireland during the Troubles and spoke often at New York schools. And he became a fixture at Madison Square Garden, during triumphant, disappointing, and then triumphant-again years for the Rangers. He was laid to rest Friday morning at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, with thousands of NYPD officers filling the pews. Rangers great Adam Graves, who won the Mc Donald Award five times, spoke at the service. Said Graves, “You’ve all heard a lot over the last few days about how much the New York Rangers meant to Steven Mc Donald, and we’re grateful and humbled by the role our team played in this remarkable man’s life. But … Steven Mc Donald meant more to the New York Rangers and our fans than we could ever mean to him.” As Mc ...

Paralyzed Nypd Detective Steven Mcdonald Dies At 59

... 31 seconds left in the game. At that point it appeared the Seahawks were headed to their second NFC Championship in franchise history where they’d face the 49 ers for a spot in Super Bowl XLVII. However, 2016 MVP candidate Matt Ryan shocked the Seahawks when he drove the Falcon’s offense 41 yards in 23 seconds, and Matt Bryant kicked a 49 yard field goal to give the Falcons a 30-28 win. “When the game was over I was disappointed,” Wilson said after the loss. “But right before I got back to the tunnel … walking off the field … I got so excited for the next opportunity and next year.”. The next year, Wilson, running back Marshawn Lynch, and top-ranked defense in the NFL capped off a 13-win regular season with a 43-8 Super Bowl XLVIII victory over the Denver Broncos - the first in franchise history. Rising starts such as cornerback Richard Sherman, ...

Nypd Det. Steven Mcdonald Had A Special Holmdel Connection

... became an NYPD hero when he returned to duty after barely surviving a 1986 shooting in Central Park. He had been on the force for less than two years that day when he was shot by a 15-year-old suspected bicycle thief in Central Park. Mc Donald survived, but was a quadriplegic, confined to a wheelchair and who could breathe only with assistance. He died Tuesday at the age of 59, after he went into cardiac arrest last Friday and his permanent respirator respirator became clogged with mucus. Steven Mc Donald is the brother of Clare Mc Donnell (née Mc Donald), her husband, Tim Mc Donnell, told Patch. "He has a real connection to Holmdel. He has been speaking at St Catherine's to the kids for over 10 years and also at St. John Vianney," said the elder Mc Donnell Tuesday night in an email. "He traveled from Long Island twice a day after Timmy's accident to lead the kids in prayer.". Before Timmy was hit by the car, Det. Mc Donald could also been seen at many Holmdel football and basketball games, so he could watch his nephews, Timmy, and his brother Matt play. "He is a true American hero," Mc Donnell said. "The funeral is at St. Patrick's Cathedral. He had ...

Steven Mcdonald, James Comey, Joe Biden

... House Republicans are expected to vote to adopt a House-Senate measure that will make it easier to gut Obamacare. Get the top headlines of the day in your morning briefing from NBC 4 New York, Monday through Friday. Sign up for our newsletter here. *This daily briefing will be off Monday, returning Tuesday, Jan. 17. Hero NYPD Detective Mourned. A bullet stole NYPD Det. Steven Mc Donald’s ability to feel most of his body, but it didn't take away the kindness in his heart. The third-generation police officer, who died this week, forgave the man who pulled the trigger 30 years ago and became a messenger of peace, inspiring people across the globe. He will be remembered today at a funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The funeral starts at 9:30 a.m. Watchdog to Probe FBI Actions. In yet another aftershock ...

Steven Mcdonald, Paralyzed Nypd Detective, Hospitalized

... Writer @Andrew Wyrich 8:29 a.m. ET Jan. 9, 2017. A New York Police Department (NYPD) car. (Photo: Spencer Platt, Getty Images). Detective Steven Mc Donald of the New York Police Department, who was paralyzed 30 years ago after he was shot on duty in Central Park, is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack, according to news reports. Mc Donald, 59, was sent to a Long Island hospital after having a heart attack Friday, according to reports. The officer’s family was at his bedside on Saturday as Mc Donald was on life support, Pix 11 News reported. Mc Donald was paralyzed from the neck down in July 1986 when a teenager shot him three times as he investigated a bicycle robbery. The detective, who needed the assistance of a ventilator to breathe following the incident, publicly forgave the teenage shooter – who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ...