Robert William Dahlman
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Police Officer

Robert William Dahlman

Fayetteville Police Department — Fayetteville, NC
Accident
End of Watch October 9, 1975
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dahlman was accidentally shot and killed in the line of duty while assigned to the Narcotics Division.

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BO-US-NC-688248F9
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Fayetteville, NC
Platform Identity fpd.cumberland.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 9, 1975
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Robert William Dahlman 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.

At Fayetteville Police Department, 2 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Fayetteville Police Department
2
of 10 officers
20% Accident
NC — Statewide
205
of 664 officers
30.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert William Dahlman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Robert William Dahlman Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert William Dahlman is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897