Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer George Robert Sassan was accidentally shot and killed by other officers in a case of mistaken identity. Officer Sassan was off duty and had arrested a subject following a disturbance at a local tavern. He had just finished his evening shift and met his wife and friends at a local sports bar when Officer Sassan was propositioned for criminal activity. He was holding the suspect until law enforcement arrived. The wrong police agency was called. Upon their arrival, the other officers saw Officer Sassan holding his service weapon and opened fire on him as he turned towards them, hitting him four times in the back and killing him. Officer Sassan was a U.S. Army veteran who had served 9 years in law enforcement.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and one child.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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.
Officer Sassan gave the Glendale Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Glendale community, and 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
George Robert Sassan served in the Other (1965â1967) before joining law enforcement.
Officer George Robert Sassan 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Glendale Police Department, 1 of 2 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. George Robert Sassan's cause is highlighted.
How George Robert Sassan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Robert Sassan is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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