Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jesse Sollman was shot and killed following a training exercise at the old Easton Police Department headquarters at the corner of Pine Street and South 3rd Street.
Another officer's service pistol was discharged in a weapon-clearing room after the end of the exercise. The discharged round struck Officer Sollman in the back, killing him instantly.
Officer Sollman was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who had served with the Easton Police Department for 11 years and previously served with Middlesex County College, New Jersey, Police Department for one year and the Federal Bureau of Prisons for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, 6-year-old daughter, and 3-year-old son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Sollman gave the Easton Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Easton community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jesse Erick Sollman served in the Marine Corps (1986â1990) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Jesse Erick Sollman 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Easton Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jesse Erick Sollman's cause is highlighted.
How Jesse Erick Sollman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jesse Erick Sollman is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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