Police Officer Russell Lowell Duncan

Russell Lowell Duncan

Police Officer Russell Duncan was accidentally shot and killed during a training exercise at Central Arizona College in Coolidge.

Officer Duncan was posing as a suspect during a felony stop and arrest exercise. The officer making the arrest was using his duty weapon, which had not been properly cleared prior to the training.

Officer Duncan had served with the Apache Junction Police Department for five months and previously served with the Michigan State Police for 5-1/2 years. He was survived by his wife and three daughters.