Lieutenant David Allen Bowen, Des Moines Police Department, Iowa

Lieutenant David Allen Bowen

Des Moines Police Department, Iowa

End of Watch Monday, September 29, 2008

David Allen Bowen

Lieutenant David Bowen suffered a fatal stroke following a call-out to supervise a fatal vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.

The morning following the investigation he was assigned to supervise officers detailed to a concert at the Blank Park Zoo. Shortly after his shift began to display symptoms of a stroke and collapsed. He was flown to the University of Iowa Hospital where he died two days later.

Lieutenant Bowen was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Des Moines Police Department for 31 years.

Bio

Age 53
Tour 31 years
Badge 4629
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Duty related illness
Incident Date Saturday, September 27, 2008

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Lt. Bowen,
On today, the 10th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
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Anonymous
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September 29, 2018