Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jerome Dominguez was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Officer Dominguez was a member of the New York Air National Guard who had served with the New York City Police Department for 14 years and was assigned to ESU Truck 3.
September 11, 2001
Police Officer Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 37 years old.
He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 23 at New York City Police Department.
Seventy-two law enforcement officers from eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, alongside 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and more than 2,800 civilians. A fourth aircraft went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a law enforcement officer aboard was among the dead.
Officers went into the towers while everyone else was coming out. More than 25,000 people reached safety because they did.
Survivors
He is survived by his fiancee, parents, and brother.
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Tributes
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Dominguez gave the New York City Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dominguez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez served in the U.S. Air Force (1996) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez 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 NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 365 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez's cause is highlighted.
How Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.
Incident Location
Military Service
Jerome Mark Patrick Dominguez served in the U.S. Air Force (1996) before joining law enforcement.
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