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Officer Omega Graham was accidentally shot and killed during a police recruit training exercise at Fort Custer Training Center, a National Guard training facility near Battle Creek, Michigan. While acting out a landlord-tenant dispute scenario with other recruits, Officer Graham was accidentally shot in the chest with a .38-caliber handgun that was supposed to be unloaded during the training exercise. Officer Graham was taken to Leila Hospital and Health Center in Battle Creek where he was declared dead on arrival. Officer Graham had been hired by the Fort Wayne Police Department and was in his 13th week of the 16-week recruit academy when the incident occurred.
Survivors
He was survived by his fiancée, 3-year-old daughter, mother, three sisters, and four brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Graham served with the Fort Wayne Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Wayne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Graham.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Fort Wayne Police Department has lost 6 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Omega is one of 151 officers lost to accidents in IN, 30% of the 503 remembered there.
Omega is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Omega is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1987, 1 officer in IN was lost to accidents, the 47th heaviest of 85 years on record. The heaviest was 1942, with 4.
In 1987, 76 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 35th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1987, 95 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Omega was 25. Of the 149 lost to accidents in IN whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47; the middle age was 36. Omega had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 4.6 years.
Omega was 25. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Omega had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Omega was 25. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Omega had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 11.3% of these deaths in IN, more than any other month. Thursdays: 8.6%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 6 deaths at Fort Wayne Police Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 503 deaths in IN, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Fort Wayne Police Department has 6 officers remembered here, Omega among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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