Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Dunn was killed in an automobile crash while on duty.
At approximately 6:00 am, Deputy Dunn was on his way to speak to students at Bartlett High School about the dangers of criminal gangs. He was traveling west on Highway 70 and, as he approached the intersection at Brunswick Road, his patrol car collided with a pickup truck driven by a 17-year-old girl. Deputy Dunn was killed instantly. The driver and passenger in the pickup suffered minor injuries.
Deputy Dunn had served with the Shelby County Sheriff's Department for eight years and was assigned to the Metro Gang Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Dunn gave the Shelby County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Dunn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Howard Dunn 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Shelby County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 4.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy Howard Dunn's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy Howard Dunn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Howard Dunn is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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