David Christopher Ezernack

Alexandria Police Department — Alexandria, LA

Felonious

End of Watch February 20, 2003

Age 26

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Patrolman First Class David Ezernack and Patrolman Jeremy Carruth were shot and killed while attempting to collect evidence against a suspect during a Special Response Team operation at 2316 Wise Street in Alexandria, Louisiana.

The suspect was wanted for ambushing an officer the previous day in which he fired several shots from an automatic weapon into the officer's patrol car. The suspect was not supposed to be at the location, but when officers arrived, the suspect fired at the officers for over 20 minutes. Patrolman Carruth was pronounced dead at the local hospital. PFC Ezernack was mortally wounded and died five hours later. Three other officers were wounded. The suspect, who was a convicted felon and had violated his parole, was also killed in the return gunfire.

PFC Ezernack had served with the Alexandria Police Department for almost four years and was the VFW Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in 2002. He was survived by his parents, three sisters, three nephews, and his girlfriend. His father had retired as the chief of police of the Alexandria Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, three sisters, three nephews, and his girlfriend.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman First Class Ezernack gave the Alexandria Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alexandria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman First Class Ezernack.

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

Agency

Department Alexandria Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA

Platform Identity apd.rapides.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 2003

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle; Automatic

Patrolman First Class David Christopher Ezernack is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,588 officers honored here.

In LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.3 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At Alexandria Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Alexandria Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,588 officers

53.9% Felonious