Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Tom Hakaim was shot and killed at 1350 hours by another officer while on duty inside the radio room on Payne Avenue. The other officer suddenly went berserk and started firing his .38 caliber service weapon at Patrolman Haikam and another officer, striking them both. After the victims fell, the officer picked up their weapons and continued shooting them, and shooting randomly in the radio room. The officer was apprehended in the hallway outside the radio room by other officers. The second officer was shot five times but survived his wounds. The suspect was found to be insane and sent to a mental institution for several years. Patrolmah Hakaim had served with the Cleveland Police Department for 13 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hakaim gave the Cleveland Division of Police 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hakaim.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Tom Sam Hakaim 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Cleveland Division of Police, 83 of 119 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tom Sam Hakaim's cause is highlighted.
How Tom Sam Hakaim Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed to institution
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tom Sam Hakaim is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tom Sam Hakaim was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
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