Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, Oregon
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 12, 2000
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: September 12, 2000
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff William Bowman was shot and killed during a SWAT training exercise in which he was participating with other members of his agency's SWAT team at Camp Rilea, Oregon.
Deputy Bowman, along with 10 other officers, were training in a mock building when a live round fired from another officer's weapon and struck him in the head. The live round had inadvertently been loaded into the weapon during the training.
Deputy Bowman had served with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department for six years and had served on the SWAT team for two years. He is survived by his wife and two children, ages three years and three months.