Roll of Honor
Incident
Probationary Patrolman David Turman was shot and killed by a New York City Housing Authority Police Department patrolman who mistook Patrolman Turman for a suspect. Patrolman Turman, who was in civilian clothes and off-duty had just arrested a suspect for impersonating a police officer and was holding him at gunpoint. The Housing Authority police officer, who was also off-duty, approached the scene, and thinking it was a robbery in progress shot and killed Patrolman Turman. Patrolman Turman was assigned to the Police Academy Recruit Training School
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Probationary Patrolman Turman served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Probationary Patrolman Turman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Probationary Patrolman David Turman is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Turman's cause is highlighted.
How David Turman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Turman is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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