John Wopinski

Flint Police Dept. — Flint, MI

Felonious

End of Watch August 8, 1932

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 12

Incident

Detective Wopinski was shot and killed when he encountered a mentally disturbed man at St. John and Everette Streets. The man was muttering to himself and when Detective Wopinski asked him what he was doing the man jumped up and began firing a pistol, striking Detective Wopinski in the abdomen. A second shot struck an innocent bystander. Other officers arriving on the scene shot and killed the suspect.

Survivors

Detective Wopinski had served with the agency for 8 years and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Wopinski gave the Flint Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Flint community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Wopinski.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Flint Police Dept.

Location Flint, MI

Platform Identity fpd.genesee.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 8, 1932

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Detective John Wopinski 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Flint Police Dept., 4 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.8% of this agency's fallen.

Flint Police Dept.

of 13 officers

30.8% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious