Police Officer Errol C. Hawkins
Phoenix Police Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 24, 1984

Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 2417

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Tuesday, April 24, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Hawkins was struck and killed by a pickup truck. He was on a nighttime undercover assignment attempting to cross a freeway frontage road when the accident occurred. Officer Hawkins helped establish a hostage/barricade negotiations unit and was a negotiator in hostage situations.

Officer Hawkins had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife and two children.