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Police Officer

Freddie Wilson

Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department — Detroit, MI

Cardiac

End of Watch March 10, 2022

Age 61

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Freddie Wilson died after collapsing at the scene of a large fight near Henry Ford High School at about 3:30 pm.

Multiple officers had responded to the fight near the intersection of Vaughan Avenue and Trojan Street that involved a large number of subjects. Officer Wilson suddenly collapsed as they were dispersing the crowd. Other officers immediately rendered aid. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away a short time later.

Officer Wilson had served with the Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department for 20 years.

Rest in peace my Brother

Sgt. Chris King SC Dept. Of Corrections July 23rd, 2022

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Wilson gave the Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wilson.

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

Agency

Department Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department

Location Detroit, MI

Platform Identity dpscdpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 10, 2022

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 61

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Freddie Wilson is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MI, 39 of 718 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.4% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

MI — Statewide

of 718 officers

5.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Freddie Wilson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Freddie Wilson Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service