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Police Officer

Stephen Dmytryk

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch November 16, 1993

Age 47

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Badge 4525

The Vigil Panel 139 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 377

Incident

Police Officer Dmytryk was shot and killed while attempting to stop a robbery in progress in the 1900 block of Spring Garden Avenue. Officer Dmytryk and his partner were working a plainclothes Robbery detail when they both witnessed the robbery outside a bank. As the officers approached, the suspect fled on foot. While pursuing the suspect, the suspect opened fire on Officer Dmytryk and his partner, striking Officer Dmytryk in the head, and chest. The suspect was shot and killed in exchange of gunfire with Officer Dmytryk's partner and responding officers. Officer Dmytryk was a U.S Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam war and was a Purple Heart recipient. He had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 14 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his daughter and son.

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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.
Police Officer Dmytryk gave the Philadelphia Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 16, 1993

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 47

Badge Number 4525

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Stephen Dmytryk served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1966â1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Stephen Dmytryk 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

162

of 378 officers

42.9% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious