Jane E. Thompson-Bowman, a 36-year-old African American police officer with the Columbus Division of Police, died on January 3, 1981 from injuries sustained eight years earlier. She was shot in the abdomen with a .25 caliber handgun while assisting other officers on a narcotics search warrant. That wound led to 30 surgeries and about 60 hospitalizations before she succumbed to her injuries.

She had served three years with the department at the time of the shooting and was the first female officer with the Columbus Division of Police to be killed in the line of duty. The shooter was apprehended and received a 100-year prison sentence. She is survived by her husband, Andrew L. Bowman, her daughter Kristina Thompson, three stepchildren, and her mother Joyce Thomas.

Does anyone have memories of her service or information about her career that could add to this record?