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Police Officer Frederick Peter Dukes | Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer

Frederick Peter Dukes

Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Tuesday, December 25, 1990

Biographical Info

Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 1241

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 24, 1990
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Officer Freddie Dukes was shot and killed when he intervened in a robbery while off duty. Officer Dukes confronted one of the suspects in the establishment but was shot by a second suspect with a shotgun.

The suspect committed suicide as members of the department's SWAT team attempted to arrest him at a home where he had taken two hostages.

Officer Dukes was a U.S Army veteran and served with the Philadelphia Police Department for five years. He was assigned to the Highway Patrol Division.