Police Officer Jeremy Nicholas Henwood

Police Officer Jeremy Nicholas Henwood

San Diego Police Department, California

End of Watch Sunday, August 7, 2011

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Jeremy Nicholas Henwood

Police Officer Jeremy Henwood was shot and fatally wounded while stopped at a traffic light in an unprovoked attack.

Several minutes earlier the subject had randomly approached a customer getting into a car at a local fast food restaurant and shot him in the face with a shotgun. Moments after fleeing the scene, the vehicle was observed by a gang unit officer from a neighboring city driving at a high rate of speed on I-8. The officer, who was unaware of the shooting, gave chase briefly before the pursuit was called off due to high speeds.

Four minutes after the pursuit ended the vehicle pulled behind Officer Henwood's patrol car on University Avenue and flashed its lights several times. When Officer Henwood pulled into the right lane the driver of the vehicle pulled alongside him and immediately opened fire on him with the shotgun, striking him in the head.

The driver fled the scene as two citizens in the car behind him provided medical assistance to Officer Henwood and used his radio to notify dispatchers of the shooting.

Approximately 30 minutes later a woman called 911 and told dispatchers that a man had just confessed the shootings to her. Responding units encountered the man trying to leave the area in the vehicle and fatally shot him when he reached for the shotgun.

Officer Henwood was transported to Scripps Mercy Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds early the next morning.

Officer Henwood was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the San Diego Police Department for four years. He is survived by his parents, brother, and sister.

Bio

  • Age 36
  • Tour 4 years
  • Badge 6378
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Incident Date Saturday, August 6, 2011
  • Weapon Shotgun
  • Offender Shot and killed

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Yesterday was the 9th anniversary of this Officer's murder. Officer Jeremy Henwood was a U.S. Marine
Veteran and after serving in the Military he the became a Police Officer with SDPD. His last act , was an act of kindness to a young boy at McDonald’s. The boy did not have enough money to buy a cookie on his own, so Officer Henwood bought it for him. He then got in his patrol car and within minutes was shot and seriously wounded while stopped at a red light. His murderer wanted to kill a cop simply because they were a cop and saw an opportunity seeing Officer Henwood at the red light. Officer Henwood was transported to Scripps Mercy Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds early the next morning. Officer Jeremy Henwood is a true Hero and should also be remembered for having a kind Heart. RIP Jeremy.

P.O. SCPD ( Ret. )
Suffolk County Police Department , Long Island N.Y.

August 8, 2020

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