Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch: Thursday, April 21, 1977
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: April 21, 1977
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Terry Lawson was accidentally shot during a training exercise.
He and other veteran officers were training rookie officers in felony traffic stops. All weapons were loaded with blank cartridges. Sergeant Lawson was shot at point black range with one of the blank cartridges. He was transported to a local hospital where he died a short time later.
Sergeant Lawson had been with the Oklahoma City Police Department for 13 years.