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Trooper

Michael Allyn Paris Sr.

Ohio State Highway Patrol — Columbus, OH

Veteran → Cardiac

End of Watch August 1, 2012

Age 52

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

The Vigil Panel 161 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 41

Incident

Trooper Michael Paris suffered a fatal heart attack a short time after conducting a traffic stop of an aggressive driver.

During the stop, the driver became extremely belligerent and aggressive toward Trooper Paris, who later informed a supervisor he believed the subject was going to fight him.

Trooper Paris began suffering chest pain and went home. A short time later, he informed his wife he believed he was suffering from a heart attack and asked her to call 911. Once EMS units arrived, he became unconscious and passed away.

Trooper Paris was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for 21 years. He had previously served with the Metropolitan Police Department, DC, for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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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.
Trooper Paris gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. 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 Ohio State Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Columbus, OH

Platform Identity oshp.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 2012

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Michael Allyn Paris Sr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Michael Allyn Paris Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 1 of 42 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.4% of this agency's fallen.

Ohio State Highway Patrol

of 42 officers

2.4% Cardiac

OH — Statewide

of 991 officers

4.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Cardiac