Camden Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Add to My HeroesLeroy George Palmer
Lieutenant Leroy Palmer succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on February 13th, 1998, while conducting a narcotics operation near the intersection of Bank Street and Boyd Street in East Camden.
As he and other officers attempted to arrest a subject the man pulled out a gun opened fire. Lieutenant Palmer suffered a serious wound that left him paralyzed. A New Jersey State Police trooper and a Camden County detective were also wounded before the subject was killed when officers returned fire.
Lieutenant Palmer is survived by his wife, son, daughter, grandchildren, and two brothers.
Bio
- Age 68
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Friday, February 13, 1998
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Shot and killed
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