Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Teddy Bafford was shot and killed in the 3300 block of Garrison Boulevard by a suspect he had just arrested for shooting at a two people moments earlier. The suspect was shot and wounded and then taken into custody by an off duty officer who came across the shooting scene. The 16-year-old suspect was found incompetent to stand trial and committed at a state mental institution. On November 12, 1968, he was released from Clifton Perkins Mental Hospital to visit his grand-mother and never returned. Officer Bafford had served with the Baltimore Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bafford gave the Baltimore City Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bafford.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Teddy L. Bafford 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Baltimore Police Department, 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Teddy L. Bafford's cause is highlighted.
How Teddy L. Bafford Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Teddy L. Bafford is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Teddy L. Bafford was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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