Roll of Honor
Russell Lowell Duncan
Incident
Police Officer Russell Duncan was accidentally shot and killed during a training exercise at Central Arizona College in Coolidge. Officer Duncan was posing as a suspect during a felony stop and arrest exercise. The officer making the arrest was using his duty weapon, which had not been properly cleared prior to the training. Officer Duncan had served with the Apache Junction Police Department for five months and previously served with the Michigan State Police for 5-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Duncan gave the Apache Junction Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Apache Junction community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Duncan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Russell Lowell Duncan 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Apache Junction Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Russell Lowell Duncan's cause is highlighted.
How Russell Lowell Duncan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Russell Lowell Duncan is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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