Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Sergeant Jack Ohrberg was shot and killed while attempting to serve murder warrants on several gang members at 3544 North Oxford Street. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg, a homicide investigator, was following up on an investigation into an August 4 robbery and slaying of a Brink's Guard at a local K-Mart store. Re-examining leads on the case, he and his partner found information linking the case to a bank robbery of the American Fletcher National Bank. The detectives compared notes with the FBI and concluded they had enough information to make arrests on the bank robbery. Raids to serve the warrants were organized for several locations. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg was shot when he attempted to enter one of the residences to serve the warrant. Two suspects were apprehended by other officers at the scene. Both suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On December 8, 1994, one offender became the last person to be executed by electrocution in the state. On July 18, 1996, the other offender became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the state. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 19 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, and two granddaughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Ohrberg gave the Indianapolis Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Ohrberg.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Indianapolis Police Department, 38 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack R. Ohrberg's cause is highlighted.
How Jack R. Ohrberg Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jack R. Ohrberg is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jack R. Ohrberg was killed by rifle.
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