Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Edward Ahrens died from complications related to a gunshot wound he received 23 years earlier.
Officer Ahrens was questioning a narcotics suspect near the corner of 118th Street and 7th Avenue when the suspect turned and shot him in the stomach. The suspect was arrested two blocks away by another officer.
The officer was forced to retire in 1979 due to complications from the wound and died as a direct result of those complications on January 10, 1998.
Officer Ahrens had served with the New York City Police Department for two years at the time he was shot and was assigned to the 28th Precinct.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, father, two brothers, and two grandsons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ahrens gave the New York City Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ahrens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Edward K. Ahrens is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 365 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward K. Ahrens's cause is highlighted.
How Edward K. Ahrens Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward K. Ahrens is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward K. Ahrens was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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