Jack Woomer

Newark Police Division — Newark, NJ

Felonious Veteran →

End of Watch July 10, 1957

Age 32

The Vigil Panel 93 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 57

Incident

Police Officer Jack Woomer was shot and killed by a man who had obtained another officer's service revolver moments earlier. A service station attendant had called officers to the scene because a man had been hanging around the lot and refused to leave. Before officers arrived at the scene the man entered the attendant's car. Responding officers took the man into a building on the lot while attempting to identify him. During the questioning, the man began to struggle with both officers and was able to obtain one of their service weapons and then ran out of the building. Officer Woomer, who was pulling up to the scene, ordered the man to stop and drew his weapon. The man shot Officer Woomer in the face and continued to walk away. A third officer returned fire, wounding the man, who was then taken into custody. Officer Woomer was taken to Beth Israel Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The 28-year-old suspect was committed to the state mental hospital. On March 23, 1960, he was declared sane and released. He said he could not remember what he did. Officer Woomer was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three young children.

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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.
Police Officer Woomer served with the Newark Police Division.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Newark Police Division

Location Newark, NJ

Platform Identity npdpd.essex.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 10, 1957

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Committed

Military Service

Jack Woomer served in the Marine Corps (1943â1945) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Jack Woomer 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 NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Newark Police Division, 28 of 58 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.

Newark Police Division

of 58 officers

48.3% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

264

of 646 officers

40.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious