Philip H. Chacon

Albuquerque Police Department — Albuquerque, NM

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch September 10, 1980

Age 36

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 14

Incident

Officer Philip Chacon was shot and killed after responding to an armed robbery at a shoe store. He had been working as a Community Liason Officer and was giving a presentation at a battered woman's shelter across the street when he was notified of the robbery. He positioned himself behind his personal motorcycle and waited for the suspects to drive by. When they did he identified himself and ordered them to stop. As the driver stopped the passenger stuck a handgun out of the window and fired several rounds, fatally wounding Officer Chacon. The shooter was tried and convicted, but the conviction was overturned by the State Supreme Court on a technicality. Officer Chacon had served with the Albuquerque Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Chacon gave the Albuquerque Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Chacon.

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

Agency

Department Albuquerque Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM

Platform Identity apd.bernalillo.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 10, 1980

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Philip H. Chacon served in the U.S. Navy (1961â1965) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Philip H. Chacon 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 NM, 123 of 193 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.7% of this state's fallen. That is 63.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Albuquerque Police Department, 13 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.7% of this agency's fallen.

Albuquerque Police Department

of 15 officers

86.7% Felonious

NM — Statewide

123

of 193 officers

63.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious