Isam Mohammad Qasem
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Police Officer

Isam Mohammad Qasem

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
End of Watch September 28, 2020
Age 56
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Isam Qasem succumbed to gunshot wounds he received on July 6, 1995.

At 12:55 p.m., Officer Qasem and his partner were investigating an attempted carjacking at the intersection of Irvington and Remington Avenues in Detroit. They were in plainclothes and sitting in an unmarked police car. A group of men in the area walked up to the car and yelled, "You're the police." When Officer Qasem exited the vehicle, one of the men shot him, hitting him in the abdomen. Both officers returned fire, but the suspects got away.

Officer Qasem was transported to Detroit Receiving Hospital and underwent surgery, where doctors removed a kidney and a portion of his bowels. In 2020, he developed an infection in his remaining kidney and suffered a fatal heart attack as a result of the infection traveling to his heart.

Officer Qasem had served with the Detroit Police Department for 25 years, and had retired from the agency in September 2020.

Survivors

He was survived by his daughter and four siblings.

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25 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Qasem gave the Detroit Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Qasem.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 28, 2020
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Isam is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2020, 61 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 123rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Isam was 56. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Isam had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Isam among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Isam Mohammad Qasem

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch September 28, 2020

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-E

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