Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jacob Derbin was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call in the 300 block of East 211th Street at about 9:55 pm.
He was ambushed by a subject after he arrived at the location. The man who shot him, a convicted felon and was wanted for violating conditions of his community supervision, fled the scene.
Officer Derbin was transported to University Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound the next day.
Officer Derbin was a United States Army National Guard veteran and had served with the Euclid Police Department for 10 months.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother, father, three brothers, a sister, and fiancée.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Derbin served with the Euclid Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Euclid community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jacob Derbin served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Jacob Derbin 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Euclid Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jacob Derbin's cause is highlighted.
How Jacob Derbin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob Derbin is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jacob Derbin was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Military Service
Jacob Derbin served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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