Correctional Officer Gary Lee Rowe
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, February 7, 1983

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Monday, February 7, 1983
Incident Location: California
Weapon Used: Blunt object
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Rowe succumbed to injuries received when he was attacked by several inmates who were attempting to escape from the Federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego, California. Office Rowe entered a cell where he discovered the inmates attempting to escape through the cell window. The inmates attacked him and struck him in the head with debris which they removed from around the window, knocking him unconscious. The men then shoved him under the cell bed, where he was located by other officers who began searching for him. Officer Rowe never regained consciousness.

He was survived by two children.