New York City Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Sunday, October 13, 1968
Age: 20
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 27861
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: October 13, 1968
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Probationary Patrolman David Turman was shot and killed by a New York City Housing Authority Police Department patrolman who mistook Patrolman Turman for a suspect.
Patrolman Turman, who was in civilian clothes and off-duty had just arrested a suspect for impersonating a police officer and was holding him at gunpoint. The Housing Authority police officer, who was also off-duty, approached the scene, and thinking it was a robbery in progress shot and killed Patrolman Turman.
Patrolman Turman was assigned to the Police Academy Recruit Training School