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.