United States Department of Commerce - Office of Security, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, April 3, 1996
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: April 3, 1996
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Agent Duane Christian was killed in an aircraft accident in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
He was accompanying the Secretary of Commerce on a trip to Bosnia and the surrounding region when the military aircraft they were flying in crashed while approaching the airport to land. Everybody onboard the plane was killed.
Special Agent Christian had served with the Department of Commerce for 10 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.