Rand J. Chandler

Camden Police Department — Camden, NJ

Felonious

End of Watch September 2, 1969

Age 22

Tour of Duty 9 mo

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer Chandler was shot and killed during a civil disturbance. He had been assigned to guard vehicles and equipment with two other officers when an unknown suspect opened fire with a shotgun from a nearby rooftop. Officer Chandler and an 11-year-old girl were killed.

Survivors

Officer Chandler had been with the agency for nine months and was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Chandler served with the Camden Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Chandler.

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

Agency

Department Camden Police Department

Location Camden, NJ

Platform Identity camdpd.camden.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 2, 1969

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Never identified

Police Officer Rand J. Chandler is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Camden Police Department, 7 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.8% of this agency's fallen.

Camden Police Department

of 13 officers

53.8% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

264

of 646 officers

40.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious