Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Saturday, September 29, 1990
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 29, 1990
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Patrolman Delma Tooman was shot and killed as he was investigating a silent alarm at a restaurant.
He was shot above his vest and in the left temple. Another officer on the scene shot the suspect.
The suspect survived the shooting and was jailed prior to the preliminary hearing. In an attempt to escape, the suspect planned a fake suicide but ended up killing himself and was found dead in his cell.
Patrolman Tooman is survived by his parents.