Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Suer was shot and killed when the restaurant he was eating in was robbed. He had just finished working a uniformed overtime assignment at the Regis College Field House and had met his wife for dinner at a local cafe. While eating three armed men entered the cafe and Detective Suer attempted to take action. Shots were exchanged and Detective Suer and a suspect were fatally wounded. Four additional other suspects were arrested the next day and two were sentenced to life.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Suer served with the Denver Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Suer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Darrell J. Suer is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Denver Police Department, 55 of 74 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darrell J. Suer's cause is highlighted.
How Darrell J. Suer Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Darrell J. Suer is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Darrell J. Suer was killed by gun.
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