Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Robert Galloway succumbed to accidental gunshot to the neck two days earlier while responding to a call for help from Vice Squad Officers under attack at a tavern located at 114 Fourth Avenue. Lieutenant Galloway grabbed an individual during the brawl not realizing the individual was a plainclothes vice officer. The vice officer panicked and shot Lieutenant Galloway. He died in Allegheny General Hospital. Lieutenant Galloway had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, mother, and seven children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Galloway gave the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police 19 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Galloway.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Robert John Galloway 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 Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 38 of 101 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert John Galloway's cause is highlighted.
How Robert John Galloway Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert John Galloway is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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