Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Thomas Newman was shot and killed by three suspects in retaliation for his testimony in a case in which he was shot and wounded the previous year.
Detective Newman was off duty and leaving a bar in the 1000 block of Dundaulk Avenue with his girlfriend at 1:50 am when two men approached him and began shooting without saying a word. They continued shooting him even after he fell to the ground. The men fled but were arrested later in the day. Detective Newman was struck a total of five times with .32 caliber and 9 mm rounds. A nearby security guard grabbed Detective Newman's gun and chased the suspects in a vehicle while exchanging shots with them.
The suspects were friends and relatives of a man who shot and almost killed Detective Newman the previous year. In that incident, Detective Newman was off duty at a convenience store when a group of men began taunting him and threatening him. He identified himself as an officer and that he was armed, but the men continued to threaten him. When the suspects left, Detective Newman called 911 and asked for backup while following them.
The suspects pulled into a parking lot and slipped out of their vehicle unseen. While Detective Newman was talking with the dispatcher they snuck up behind his car and opened fire on him. The suspects in that shooting were sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The suspects who murdered Detective Newman were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Detective Newman had been employed with the Baltimore City Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Newman gave the Baltimore City Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Newman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Thomas G. Newman is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Baltimore Police Dept., 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. Thomas G. Newman's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas G. Newman Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas G. Newman is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas G. Newman was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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