End of Watch August 17, 2023
Age 47
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Patrick Bauer was inadvertently shot and killed while participating in departmental firearms training in Phoenix, Arizona.

Members of IRS Criminal Investigation and other federal agencies were using the shooting range at Federal Correctional Institute Phoenix when Special Bauer was inadvertently shot by another agent.

He was transported to HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.

Special Agent Bauer was a veteran of the Arizona Air National Guard and had served with the United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation for 14 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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August 2, 2026

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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.
Special Agent Bauer gave the United States Department of the Treasury 14 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtirscifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 17, 2023
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Patrick C. Bauer served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Special Agent Patrick C. Bauer is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation
4
of 5 officers
80% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick C. Bauer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Patrick C. Bauer Compares

Age at Death
47
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
14
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick C. Bauer is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Patrick C. Bauer served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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