Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Terry Lawson was accidentally shot during a training exercise. He and other veteran officers were training rookie officers in felony traffic stops. All weapons were loaded with blank cartridges. Sergeant Lawson was shot at point black range with one of the blank cartridges. He was transported to a local hospital where he died a short time later. Sergeant Lawson had been with the Oklahoma City Police Department for 13 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Lawson gave the Oklahoma City Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lawson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Terry Glen Lawson 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Oklahoma City Police Dept., 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Terry Glen Lawson's cause is highlighted.
How Terry Glen Lawson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Terry Glen Lawson is highlighted in Apr.
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