Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch: Thursday, December 10, 1987
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: 254
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: December 10, 1987
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Omega Graham was accidentally shot and killed during a police recruit training exercise at Fort Custer Training Center, a National Guard training facility near Battle Creek, Michigan.
While acting out a landlord-tenant dispute scenario with other recruits, Officer Graham was accidentally shot in the chest with a .38-caliber handgun that was supposed to be unloaded during the training exercise. Officer Graham was taken to Leila Hospital and Health Center in Battle Creek where he was declared dead on arrival.
Officer Graham had been hired by the Fort Wayne Police Department and was in his 13th week of the 16-week recruit academy when the incident occurred. He was survived by his fiancée, 3-year-old daughter, mother, three sisters, and four brothers.