Bio & Incident Details
Age: 24
Tour: 3 years
Badge # 101
Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
Incident Date: 8/3/1989
Weapon: Officer's shotgun
Suspect: Not available
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Patrolman Neumann was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a pre-dawn drug raid in Irvington, New Jersey. As the officers entered the narrow hallway of the apartment they were searching, one of the officers shotguns discharged due to a malfunction. The shot hit Patrolman Neumann in the back, below his bullet resistant.
Patrolman Neumann had served with the Essex County Police Department for three years and was survived by his wife.
