Trevor Abney
Incident
Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney succumbed to complications from a gunshot wound sustained on October 30th, 2020.
He and his partner were stopped at the intersection of St. Philip Street and Royal Street when a passenger in a passing pedicab opened fire on them without provocation. Officer Abney was struck in the left side of his face, and his partner suffered cuts to his arm from the shattered windshield.
The subject was apprehended after a foot chase through the French Quarter. He was charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer following the initial shooting.
Officer Abney was transported to the University Medical Center New Orleans where life-saving measures were performed. Doctors were unable to remove the bullet, which remained lodged in his brain and blinded him in the left eye. He succumbed to complications of the wound on April 9th, 2023.
Officer Abney was a United States Army Iraq War veteran and had served with the New Orleans Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and parents.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Senior Police Officer Abney gave the New Orleans Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Trevor Abney served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At New Orleans Police Department, 86 of 128 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Trevor Abney's cause is highlighted.
How Trevor Abney Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with attempted murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Trevor Abney is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Trevor Abney was killed by handgun; .40 caliber.
Incident Location
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