United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Sunday, October 17, 1999
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: October 17, 1999
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Detention Enforcement Officer Tommy Chin died after contracting Bete-hemolvtic streptococcus, Group A, also known as the flesh eating bacteria, while taking custody of 151 illegal Chinese refugees on an isolated island off of the coast of Washington state.
Officer Chin had served with the United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and child.