Darren Ahmed
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Police Officer

Darren Ahmed

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA
Felonious
End of Watch March 14, 1991
Age 31
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Badge 501
The Vigil Panel 136 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Darren Ahmed died of his injuries from a hit and run accident that happened the previous day in the 4100 block of Chef Menteur Highway. He was responding to assist other officers who were chasing an armed robbery suspect when his police motorcycle was struck by a drunk driver who made a U-turn on the highway. A 32-year-old woman was charged with drunk driving, hit and run, careless and reckless driving, no drivers license, and no insurance. Officer Ahmed had served with the New Orleans Police Department for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his father, four brothers, four sisters and his son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ahmed gave the New Orleans Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ahmed.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 14, 1991
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 31
Badge Number 501
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1991, 85 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 76th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Darren was 31. 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. Darren had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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 automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

New Orleans Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Darren among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Darren Ahmed

New Orleans Police Department · End of Watch March 14, 1991

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 47-W

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