Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Schink succumbed to injuries from a brain tumour sustained seven years earlier when he was assaulted by two men after responding to a disturbance on the 1700 block of 12th Street at about 11:45 p.m. The two men struck Detective Schink in the back and head several times. Detective Schink had served with the Detroit Police Department for 18 years and solved several puzzling murders in the years following his injury.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Schink gave the Detroit Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Schink.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Erwin W. Schink 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 MI, 426 of 719 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.2% of this state's fallen. That is 59.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Erwin W. Schink's cause is highlighted.
How Erwin W. Schink Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Erwin W. Schink is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Erwin W. Schink was killed by person.
Incident Location
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