Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Leroy Palmer succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on February 13th, 1998, while conducting a narcotics operation near the intersection of Bank Street and Boyd Street in East Camden.
As he and other officers attempted to arrest a subject the man pulled out a gun opened fire. Lieutenant Palmer suffered a serious wound that left him paralyzed. A New Jersey State Police trooper and a Camden County detective were also wounded before the subject was killed when officers returned fire.
Lieutenant Palmer is survived by his wife, son, daughter, grandchildren, and two brothers.
Survivors
Lieutenant Palmer is survived by his wife, son, daughter, grandchildren, and two brothers.
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Palmer gave the Camden Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Palmer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Leroy George Palmer 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 Camden Police Department, 7 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leroy George Palmer's cause is highlighted.
How Leroy George Palmer Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leroy George Palmer is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
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