Gary M. Wayman
Patrol Officer

Gary M. Wayman

Bossier City Police Dept. — Bossier City, LA
Accident
End of Watch October 14, 1985
Age 30
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 4 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Wayman was accidentally shot and killed by another officer. Officer Wayman had served with the agency for just over 3 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his child.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-LA-467C6078
Stewardship
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Wayman gave the Bossier City Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bossier City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Wayman.

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

Agency

Location Bossier City, LA
Platform Identity bpd.bossier.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 14, 1985
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 4 mo
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrol Officer Gary M. Wayman 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Bossier City Police Dept., 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Bossier City Police Dept.
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary M. Wayman's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Gary M. Wayman Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3.3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary M. Wayman is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897