U.S. Air Force · United States 
Floyd Swartz
1980
Floyd Harold Swartz served the U.S. Air Force for 4 years.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Police Officer Bernie Swartz was shot in the throat and killed while attempting to arrest a murder suspect. He and other officers were attempting to coax the suspect from a hiding spot, in dense weeds behind a residential area, when the suspect opened fire. Five hours later, the suspect surrendered to officers. The suspect was wanted for stabbing to death a 19-year-old girl whom he and another man had abducted from her home four nights earlier. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. The man died in prison in December 2020 while on death row. Officer Swartz was a United States Air Force Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Pinole Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two children.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1966 – 1970
Also Served
Pinole Police Department
Police Officer
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