Bio & Incident Details
Age: 29
Tour: Not available
Badge # 167
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/7/1994
Weapon: Handgun; 9 mm
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Officer Chadwick was shot and killed while responding to a noise complaint at an apartment complex in the early morning hours. The suspect was a mentally ill man, known as the "Birdman," who was shoveling birdseed to hundreds of birds, causing a lot of noise. As Officer Chadwick approached the suspect the man suddenly turned and shot at him with two 9 mm handguns in ambush attack. The suspect was later shot and killed by a police sniper.
Officer Chadwick was survived by his wife and son.
