Deputy Sheriff William Douglas Bowman, Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, Oregon

Deputy Sheriff William Douglas Bowman

Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, Oregon

End of Watch Tuesday, September 12, 2000

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William Douglas Bowman

Deputy Sheriff William Bowman was shot and killed during a SWAT training exercise in which he was participating with other members of his agency's SWAT team at Camp Rilea, Oregon.

Deputy Bowman, along with 10 other officers, were training in a mock building when a live round fired from another officer's weapon and struck him in the head. The live round had inadvertently been loaded into the weapon during the training.

Deputy Bowman had served with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department for six years and had served on the SWAT team for two years. He is survived by his wife and two children, ages three years and three months.

Bio

Age 36
Tour 6 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)

swat, training

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I attended jr high school with Bill, we were both on the school's wrestling team. Even though I was an awkward, skinny kid at the time and not very popular, Bill always treated me with kindness. When most of our peers would bully me or make fun of me for being different .I will never forget him for that, one of the very few good memories I have from attending this jr. high . Thank you, Bill, for being so kind to me.

Kevin
Friend from middle school and the wrestling team .

April 2, 2025