Roll of Honor
Incident
Security Policeman Sean Elms was accidentally shot and killed during a training exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was participating in a training exercise in a live fire area when he was struck by rounds from an AR-15 rifle from the security policeman behind him as they ran and dove into a prone position behind cover. Security Policeman Elms served with the United States Air Force Security Forces for nine months.
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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.
Security Policeman Elms served with the United States Air Force Security Forces.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Sean Elms served in the U.S. Air Force (1990â1991) before joining law enforcement.
Security Policeman Sean Elms is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Air Force Security Forces, 28 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 68.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sean Elms's cause is highlighted.
How Sean Elms Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sean Elms is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Military Service
Sean Elms served in the U.S. Air Force (1990–1991) before joining law enforcement.
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