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Scott Alan Patrick
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Trooper

Scott Alan Patrick

Indiana State Police — Indianapolis, IN
Felonious
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End of Watch December 22, 2003
Age 27
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 5 mo
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 45

Incident

Trooper Scott Patrick was shot and killed at approximately 4:30 am when dispatched to assist a stranded motorist at the Grant Street exit of Interstate 80/94 in Gary in Lake County.

Upon his arrival, Trooper Patrick saw the vehicle parked with two flat tires and observed a man walking up the nearby exit ramp. When Trooper Patrick approached to offer help, the suspect pulled a handgun and opened fire. Despite being shot above his bullet-resistant vest, once in the neck, Trooper Patrick was able to radio for assistance and return fire. He was unaware that the vehicle had been stolen the previous week and died less than a half-hour later while in surgery at Northlake Methodist Hospital.

The suspect then hid behind the double set of tires of a flatbed trailer that had stopped at the scene. An assisting trooper arrived and was directed to where the suspect was hiding, who then fled on foot and jumped into the cab of another semitrailer. The suspect attempted to put the vehicle into gear and, after making threatening gestures toward the trooper, was shot multiple times but survived.

At the time of the incident, the suspect was on parole for selling crack cocaine near a school and, although being sentenced to two years in prison, had been released after 90 days. The suspect was arrested and convicted of murder and auto theft. In July 2006, the suspect was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Indiana Supreme Court, in June 2008, affirmed both the conviction and sentence of the offender.

Trooper Patrick had served with the Indiana State Police for nearly 3½ years and was assigned to the Lowell post. He was survived by his wife, a son who was born six months after his death, parents, a sister, and two brothers. His father serves as chief deputy for the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, one of his brothers serves as a conservation officer with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and his other brother serves as an officer with the Indiana State Excise Police.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, a son who was born six months after his death, parents, a sister, and two brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Patrick gave the Indiana State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Indiana. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Patrick.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Indiana State Police
Type State Police
Location Indianapolis, IN
Platform Identity insp.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 22, 2003
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 5 mo
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun; .380 caliber

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Scott is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2003, 64 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 117th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Scott was 27. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Scott had served 3.4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun; .380 caliber, in 0.1% of these deaths.

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His people

Indiana State Police has 46 officers remembered here, Scott among them.

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Where

Trooper Scott Alan Patrick

Indiana State Police · End of Watch December 22, 2003

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-W

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