Michael J. Carroll

Norwich Police Department — Norwich, CT

Felonious

End of Watch December 11, 1934

Age 60

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Sergeant Michael Carroll was shot and killed while attempting to take a mentally disturbed man into custody for commitment to the Connecticut State Hospital. As Sergeant Carroll was attempting to open the door of the man's room at his Washington Street residence, the man opened fire with a 12-gauge shotgun, fatally wounding Sergeant Carroll. The man then committed suicide. Sergeant Carroll had served with the Norwich Police Department for 22 years. During his tenure, he was the first motorcycle officer and the first traffic officer for the agency. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two brothers, and three sisters. His father and one brother also served in law enforcement.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, two brothers, and three sisters.

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Tributes

22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Carroll gave the Norwich Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Norwich community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Carroll.

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

Agency

Department Norwich Police Department

Location Norwich, CT

Platform Identity npd.southeastern.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1934

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

Age 60

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun; 12 gauge

Offender Committed suicide

Sergeant Michael J. Carroll 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 CT, 74 of 169 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Norwich Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Norwich Police Department

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious