Supervisory Detention Officer

David Schwartz

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation — Washington, DC

Accident

End of Watch July 27, 1975

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Supervisory Detention Officer David Schwartz died after falling down an elevator shaft inside the Alien Detention Facility at 136 Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.

The facility located in the old Navy brig on the fifth floor of Building 300 in the old Brooklyn Navy Yard.

SDO Schwartz, On today, the 50th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) July 27th, 2025

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Supervisory Detention Officer Schwartz served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Supervisory Detention Officer Schwartz.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdjinsddfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1975

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Supervisory Detention Officer David Schwartz 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation

of 6 officers

50% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident