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Police Officer

David J. Fahey Jr.

Cleveland Division of Police — Cleveland, OH

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch January 24, 2017

Age 39

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo

Badge 2453

The Vigil Panel 166 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 118

Incident

Police Officer David Fahey was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on I-90 near Warren Road while assisting at the scene of a fatal vehicle crash at approximately 6:00 a.m.

He was setting out flares to divert traffic off of the highway when he was struck by an oncoming car. The vehicle fled after striking him. The driver was arrested later in the day and was ultimately sentenced to 12 years in November 2018.

Officer Fahey was a U.S. Navy veteran who served with the Cleveland Police Department for 2 1/2 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother, stepfather, three brothers, and stepsister.

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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.
Police Officer Fahey gave the Cleveland Division of Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Cleveland Division of Police

Type Other

Location Cleveland, OH

Platform Identity cdpd.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 2017

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo

Age 39

Badge Number 2453

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

David J. Fahey Jr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer David J. Fahey Jr. 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Cleveland Division of Police, 83 of 119 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.7% of this agency's fallen.

Cleveland Division of Police

of 119 officers

69.7% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious