Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jane Thompson-Bowman succumbed to a gunshot wound received eight years earlier. Officer Thompson-Bowman was assisting other officers on a narcotics search warrant when she was shot in the abdomen with a .25 caliber handgun. The wound required 30 surgeries and required her to be hospitalized 60 times before she succumbed to the injury. Officer Thompson-Bowman had served with the Columbus Division of Police for three years at the time of the shooting. She is survived by her husband, daughter, three stepchildren, and mother. Officer Jane Thompson-Bowman was the first female officer with the Columbus Division of Police to be killed in the line of duty.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband, daughter, three stepchildren, and mother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Thompson-Bowman gave the Columbus Division of Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Thompson-Bowman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jane E. Thompson-Bowman 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 Columbus Division of Police, 36 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jane E. Thompson-Bowman's cause is highlighted.
How Jane E. Thompson-Bowman Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 100 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jane E. Thompson-Bowman is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jane E. Thompson-Bowman was killed by handgun; .25 caliber.
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