| Police Officer Freddie Dukes Philadelphia Police Department Pennsylvania End of Watch: Tuesday, December 25, 1990 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: 1241 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, December 25, 1990 Weapon Used: Shotgun Suspect Info: Committed suicide Officer Freddie Dukes was shot and killed when he intervened in a robbery while off duty. Officer Dukes confronted one of the suspects in the establishment but was shot by a second suspect with a shotgun.
The suspect committed suicide as members of the department's SWAT team attempted to arrest him at a home where he had taken two hostages.
Officer Dukes was assigned to the Highway Patrol Division. |