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

robbery, off duty

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Freddie, I remember our time in the Police Academy. I also remember the day that you died. There are only a few of our classmates left on the JOB, me being one of them. Rest easy my friend.

Jack Hopkins
Philadelphia Police Dept.

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December 25, 2023

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