WALTER JOHN DEWITT III

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 61-W: 30
Department: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, P.D.
End of Watch: June 5, 2015
Cause: PHYS
Age: 55
Years of Service: 33
Description: On October 27, 2014, Police Officer DeWitt was injured while conducting a tactical training exercise. During the exercise, a recruit stepped on Officer DeWitt's foot which caused him to fall to the concrete floor and injure his shoulder. Officer DeWitt died on June 5, 2015 as a result of complications from the surgery to treat his shoulder.
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