Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Donald Carroll was shot and killed by an emotionally disturbed man. He was flagged down by a man who told him he had just been accosted by a naked subject running through the streets. Seconds later the naked man appeared and began banging on the windshield of Sergeant Carroll's patrol car. As Sergeant Carroll exited his car, the man attacked him, gaining control of his nightstick and hitting Sergeant Carroll with it. The man was then able to gain control of Sergeant Carroll's service weapon near the intersection of Wegman Parkway and Martin Luther King Drive. Sergeant Carroll and several other citizens ran into a nearby grocery store where he held his body against the door in an attempt to stop the gunman from entering while shielding the civilians from any gunfire. After unsuccessfully attempting to enter the store, the suspect opened fire, striking Sergeant Carroll several times in the chest, killing him. The suspect then stole Sergeant Carroll's patrol car, but immediately crashed it into a parked car. As he exited the patrol car, he was shot and killed by responding officers. Sergeant Carroll had served with the Jersey City Police Department for 24 years. He is survived by his wife. Sergeant Carroll's father, Patrolman James Carroll, was also killed in the line of duty in 1934 while serving with the same agency.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Carroll gave the Jersey City Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Carroll.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Donald P. Carroll served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1953â1957) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Donald P. Carroll is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NJ, 229 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.4% of this state's fallen. That is 35.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jersey City Police Department, 14 of 41 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 34.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald P. Carroll's cause is highlighted.
How Donald P. Carroll Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Donald P. Carroll is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Donald P. Carroll was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Donald P. Carroll served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1953–1957) before joining law enforcement.
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