Police Officer Frederick Peter Dukes

Police Officer Frederick Peter Dukes | Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
Police Officer Frederick Peter Dukes

Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Tuesday, December 25, 1990

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Frederick Peter Dukes

Officer Freddie Dukes was shot and killed when he intervened in a robbery while off duty. Officer Dukes confronted one of the suspects in the establishment but was shot by a second suspect with a shotgun.

The suspect committed suicide as members of the department's SWAT team attempted to arrest him at a home where he had taken two hostages.

Officer Dukes was a U.S Army veteran and served with the Philadelphia Police Department for five years. He was assigned to the Highway Patrol Division.

Bio

  • Age 45
  • Tour 5 years
  • Badge 1241
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Incident Date Monday, December 24, 1990
  • Weapon Shotgun
  • Offender Committed suicide

off duty, robbery

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Freddy, we went from the Police Academy to the 14th district together, and you finally fulfilled your dream of being in highway patrol …Rest in peace, my friend.

Deborah Burton-Johnson
Retired Philadelphia police officer

December 22, 2024

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