Jack R. Ohrberg

Indianapolis Police Dept. — Indianapolis, IN

Felonious

End of Watch December 11, 1980

Age 44

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Detective Sergeant Jack Ohrberg was shot and killed while attempting to serve murder warrants on several gang members at 3544 North Oxford Street. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg, a homicide investigator, was following up on an investigation into an August 4 robbery and slaying of a Brink's Guard at a local K-Mart store. Re-examining leads on the case, he and his partner found information linking the case to a bank robbery of the American Fletcher National Bank. The detectives compared notes with the FBI and concluded they had enough information to make arrests on the bank robbery. Raids to serve the warrants were organized for several locations. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg was shot when he attempted to enter one of the residences to serve the warrant. Two suspects were apprehended by other officers at the scene. Both suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On December 8, 1994, one offender became the last person to be executed by electrocution in the state. On July 18, 1996, the other offender became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the state. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 19 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four children, and two granddaughters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Ohrberg gave the Indianapolis Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Ohrberg.

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

Agency

Department Indianapolis Police Dept.

Location Indianapolis, IN

Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1980

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; AR-15

Offender Two executed

Detective Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Indianapolis Police Dept., 38 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.4% of this agency's fallen.

Indianapolis Police Dept.

of 59 officers

64.4% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 503 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious