Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jerrard Young succumbed to wounds sustained three weeks earlier while attempting to serve a bench warrant on a suspect in the 3200 block of 14th Street, NW. He was assigned to the Fourth District's plainclothes unit. As he approached the suspect on 14th Street, NW, the man pulled out a .22 caliber handgun and opened fire. Officer Young was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries approximately one month later. The suspect was charged with murder and sentenced to 30 years. Officer Young was a United States Army Vietnam War Purple Heart veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for almost three years. He was survived by his mother, father, and brother. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge DC #1 was named the Jerrard F. Young Lodge.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, father, and brother.
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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.
Officer Young gave the Metropolitan Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community, and 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
Jerrard Foster Young served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Officer Jerrard Foster Young is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 70 of 131 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerrard Foster Young's cause is highlighted.
How Jerrard Foster Young Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentence to 30 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jerrard Foster Young is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jerrard Foster Young was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.
Incident Location
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