Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Andre Booker drowned after his patrol car sank in a 30-feet deep retention pond at the Creeks at Virginia Centre shopping center in the 9900 block of Brook Road.
He and other officers had responded to a shopping center at approximately 2:00 am to investigate reports of gunfire. Officer Booker was reversing his patrol car to block a roadway when it crashed through a small fence and plunged into the 34-degree water. The other six officers at the scene jumped into the water and tried to rescue him, but were unable to pull him out. Police dive team members were able to remove him about 80 minutes later. He was taken to MCV Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect that the officers were attempting to stop was charged with second degree murder and several other felonies. He was acquitted of the murder charge, but convicted of cocaine possession and possession of a firearm while in possession of a controlled substance, both felonies. In addition, he plead guilty to discharging a firearm in public and reckless handling of a firearm, both misdemeanors, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a felony. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Officer Booker had served with the Henrico County Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Booker gave the Henrico County Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Booker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Andre Gerard Booker 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At Henrico County Police Department, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andre Gerard Booker's cause is highlighted.
How Andre Gerard Booker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andre Gerard Booker is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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