United States Air Force Security Forces, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, August 12, 1991
Age: 19
Tour of Duty: 9 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Training accident
Date of Incident: August 12, 1991
Weapon Used: Rifle; AR-15
Suspect Info: Not available
Security Policeman Sean Elms was accidentally shot and killed during a training exercise at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
He was participating in a training exercise in a live fire area when he was struck by rounds from an AR-15 rifle from the security policeman behind him as they ran and dove into a prone position behind cover.
Security Policeman Elms served with the United States Air Force Security Forces for nine months.