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Officer

James Simmons

North Charleston Police Dept. — North Charleston, SC

Accident

End of Watch October 12, 1992

Age 29

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Badge 350

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Officer James Simmons was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a seminar they were attending in Louisville, Kentucky. The detective's weapon was accidentally discharged in their hotel room at the Holiday Inn South-Airport. Officer Simmons had served with the North Charleston Police Department for 6 months.

Survivors

He is survived by his sons, parents, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-SC-08011347
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Added to badge.nw: April 2, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Simmons served with the North Charleston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the North Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Simmons.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department North Charleston Police Dept.

Location North Charleston, SC

Platform Identity ncpd.charleston.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 12, 1992

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 29

Badge Number 350

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon was accidentally discharged in their hotel room at the Holiday Inn South-Airport.

Officer James Simmons 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At North Charleston Police Dept., 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

North Charleston Police Dept.

of 3 officers

33.3% Accident

SC — Statewide

137

of 438 officers

31.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Simmons's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How James Simmons Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

0.5

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Simmons is highlighted in Oct.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Incident Location

Others Who Wore This Badge

2 officers from North Charleston Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.