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Patrick C. Bauer
Incident
Special Agent Patrick Bauer was inadvertently shot and killed while participating in departmental firearms training in Phoenix, Arizona.
Members of IRS Criminal Investigation and other federal agencies were using the shooting range at Federal Correctional Institute Phoenix when Special Bauer was inadvertently shot by another agent.
He was transported to HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.
Special Agent Bauer was a veteran of the Arizona Air National Guard and had served with the United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Special Agent Bauer gave the United States Department of the Treasury 14 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Patrick C. Bauer served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation has lost 5 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Patrick is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Patrick is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Patrick 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 2023, 3 officers in DC were lost to accidents, the 57th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 14.
In 2023, 43 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 106th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2023, 46 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 110th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Patrick was 47. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Patrick had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Patrick was 47. 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. Patrick had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Patrick was 47. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Patrick had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 8.6% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Thursdays: 16.6%.
August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 80% of all 5 deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, 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
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation has 5 officers remembered here, Patrick among them.
Where
Military Service
Patrick C. Bauer served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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