Camden Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 2, 1969
Age: 22
Tour of Duty: 9 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 2, 1969
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Never identified
Officer Chandler was shot and killed during a civil disturbance. He had been assigned to guard vehicles and equipment with two other officers when an unknown suspect opened fire with a shotgun from a nearby rooftop. Officer Chandler and an 11-year-old girl were killed.
Officer Chandler had been with the agency for nine months and was survived by his wife and two children.