David D. Troy

Stamford Police Department — Stamford, CT

Felonious

End of Watch July 7, 1960

Age 27

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer Troy was shot and killed while chasing a robbery suspect on Main Street. Officer Troy and his partner had responded to the robbery call and, when they arrived, were pointed in the direction in which the suspect had fled. Officer Troy located the man climbing up a nearby staircase and exchanged shots with the man, wounding him in the leg. Officer Troy was shot in the chest and abdomen and fatally injured. The wounded suspect was arrested several days later. On December 14, 1960, the suspect died in his jail cell from a drug overdose. Officer Troy had been with the Stamford Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, mother, and six siblings.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Troy gave the Stamford Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Stamford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Troy.

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

Agency

Department Stamford Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Stamford, CT

Platform Identity spd.western.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 7, 1960

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Police Officer David D. Troy 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 CT, 74 of 169 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Stamford Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Stamford Police Department

of 5 officers

40% Felonious

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious