Long Beach Police Department, California
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 21, 1923
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: March 21, 1923
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Orlando Bridgeman was accidentally shot and killed when his revolver fell to the ground and discharged.
He was assisting an employee of the Long Beach National Bank crank start his car when the revolver fell and struck the curb. The round struck him in the chest, causing a fatal wound.
Officer Bridgeman was survived by his wife.