Officer William S. Buchanan

Officer William S. Buchanan | Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
Officer William S. Buchanan

Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

End of Watch Thursday, April 18, 1929

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William S. Buchanan

Officer William Buchanan was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to a man with a gun call.

During his response, his motorcycle broadsided a vehicle at New Hampshire Avenue and 7th Street, NW.

Officer Buchanan had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for four years. He was survived by his fiancee.

Bio

  • Age 24
  • Tour 4 years
  • Badge 995

Incident Details

  • Cause Motorcycle crash
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 18, 2019

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