Gallatin Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, April 12, 1985
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: April 12, 1985
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Steven Downing suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to rescue the occupants of a capsized boat in Old Hickory Lake.
Officer Downing was off duty doing yard work when a fellow officer drove by and asked for his assistance in the rescue. Despite Officer Downing's heart attack, the occupants of the boat were successfully rescued.
Officer Downing is survived by his wife, two daughters, and grandson.