Retired Akron officer, paralyzed in gunfight 47 years ago, dies
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Posted: 01/23/2012
AKRON, Ohio - A retired Akron police officer, who was paralyzed by a bullet in 1965, has died.
Frank Mancini, 72, died Monday from pneumonia complications, according to AkronNewsNow.com .
Some 47 years ago, Charles Jennings got into a gunfight with officers Mancini, Eugene Hooper and reserve officer Harold Wintrow. Both Mancini and Wintrow were left paralyzed. Hooper died at the scene.
Akron Police Cpt. Dan Zampelli said, "It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of retired Officer Frank Mancini...He retired and spent most of his life at his North Hill home with his mother. In recognition of his duty to the citizen of Akron, the Frank Mancini award was established and presented yearly to a citizen of Akron who demonstrated heroism."
Funeral arrangements for Mancini are pending.
The annual award is presented to a community member who demonstrates heroism.
Wintrow died in 1993 from an infection.
Jennings, now 71, remains behind bars. At the time of the shooting, Jennings was on parole for armed robbery. He has been denied parole multiple times, most recently in March 2010.
Click on the videos to watch archived stories NewsChannel5 did with Frank Mancini in 1999 and 2002.
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