Probationary Patrolman

David Turman

Accident
End of Watch October 13, 1968
Age 20
Badge 27861
Gender Male

Incident

Probationary Patrolman David Turman was shot and killed by a New York City Housing Authority Police Department patrolman who mistook Patrolman Turman for a suspect. Patrolman Turman, who was in civilian clothes and off-duty had just arrested a suspect for impersonating a police officer and was holding him at gunpoint. The Housing Authority police officer, who was also off-duty, approached the scene, and thinking it was a robbery in progress shot and killed Patrolman Turman. Patrolman Turman was assigned to the Police Academy Recruit Training School

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Probationary Patrolman Turman served with the New York City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Probationary Patrolman Turman.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 13, 1968
Age 20
Badge Number 27861
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

David is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1968, 100 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

David was 20. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.

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By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

New York City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, David among them.

Across the years
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Where

Probationary Patrolman David Turman

New York City Police Department · End of Watch October 13, 1968

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 24-E

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