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Home LEOKA 2015 Federal Officers Killed and Assaulted Agency Pages U.S. Department of the Treasury (DOT)

U.S. Department of the Treasury (DOT)

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In 2015, 1 DOT officer was assaulted but was not injured. The assaulted officer was employed by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. (See Tables 123 and 124.)

Type of activity (See Table 130.)

At the time of the assault, the officer from the DOT was performing an “other” official duty.

Weapons (See Table 129.)

The weapon used against the DOT officer during the assault was reported as an “other” type of weapon.

Dispositional information (See Table 131.)

Law enforcement authorities identified 1 suspect in the assault on the DOT officer. The case was awaiting trial at the time of this report.