Police Officer Russell Lowell Duncan
Apache Junction Police Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 9, 1983
Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 6 years, 6 months
Badge Number: 19

Officer Duncan was accidentally shot and killed during a training exercise. Officer Duncan was posing as a suspect during a felony stop and arrest exercise. The officer making the arrest was using his duty weapon, which had not been properly cleared prior to the training.

Officer Duncan had served with the agency for 6.5 years. He was survived by his wife and three daughters.