Terry Michael Duncan (January 24, 1967 – October 3, 1993) was an American citizen who was killed by pro-Yeltsin troops during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis.Quiet American, by A. Bratersky, for Izvestia, October 2005 (in Russian)
Biography Born in the U.S. state of Georgia, Duncan went to Tulane University for undergrad and earned his law degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Alongside Jamison Firestone, Duncan moved to Moscow to establish the law firm Firestone Duncan & Associates, which employed Russian accountant and auditor Sergei Magnitsky.
Death
One after another, he rescued wounded people from the zone of gunfire and returned again under bullets, demonstrating extraordinary heroism. According to Russian sources, he has rescued 12 people. A friend of him said, "He was always a risky person, and took care of those in hard situations." The last person who Duncan attempted to save was an injured photo reporter of The New York Times newspaper, Otto Pohl, but a sniper from the TV center building shot Duncan in the head (according to a different source, Duncan was killed by "a casual bullet").
After the shooting his body was carried away by soldiers of a special unit from the TV center building to Argunovskaya street. There are several eyewitnesses to the shooting, as well as video and photographic footage. He was survived by his father, mother and his younger brother.
Firestone Duncan
The name of the law firm that Duncan founded alongside his business partner Jamison Firestone, "Firestone Duncan", resurfaced in the news after the death of its auditor Sergei Magnitsky in 2009.
References
External links Find a Grave: Terry Michael Duncan (in English) Short biography (in Russian) "We remember..." entry on Terry Duncan (in Russian)
Clinton relays message from Russia to grieving parents, The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, May 15, 1994 In the Stream of History: Shaping Foreign Policy for a New Era by Warren Christopher, 1998, page 99