Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Owen Landdeck was accidentally shot and killed in a police academy training exercise. Lieutenant Landdeck was playing the role of a deranged husband in a mock domestic violence call. The scenario called for Lieutenant Landdeck to draw a gun at one point, and a Cadet would return fire. Inadvertently the cadet's gun was loaded with live ammunition instead of blanks, and when the cadet fired his weapon, he killed Lieutenant Landdeck. Lieutenant Landdeck had served with the Farmington Police Department for 10 years and in law enforcement for 20 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son. The Safety City police officer training facility in Kirtland was renamed will be renamed Lieutenant Owen Landdeck Training Center.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Landdeck gave the Farmington Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Farmington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Landdeck.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Owen A. Landdeck 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 NM, 59 of 193 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.6% of this state's fallen.
At Farmington Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Owen A. Landdeck's cause is highlighted.
How Owen A. Landdeck Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Owen A. Landdeck is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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