Lionel Emanuel Isaac

Virgin Islands Police Department — Charlotte Amalie, STI

Accident Veteran

End of Watch May 18, 1948

Age 32

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Patrolman Lionel Isaac was inadvertently shot and killed by another patrolman while attempting to break up a large fight at a Whit Monday picnic on St. Thomas at about 7:20 pm.

The picnic was being held in the country along the road between Charlotte Amalie and Tutu. Patrolman Isaac was attempting to separate participants in the fight when the other patrolman drew his weapon and inadvertently discharged it. The round struck Patrolman Isaac in the back. He was transported to Municipal Hospital where he succumbed to his wound at about 4:00 am.

Patrolman Isaac was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Virgin Island Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Patrolman Isaac gave the Virgin Islands Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte Amalie 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

Department Virgin Islands Police Department

Location Charlotte Amalie, STI

Platform Identity vipd.stthomas.vi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 18, 1948

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Lionel Emanuel Isaac served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Lionel Emanuel Isaac is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In STI, 6 of 16 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Virgin Islands Police Department, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Virgin Islands Police Department

of 15 officers

33.3% Accident

STI — Statewide

of 16 officers

37.5% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident