Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Scott Stewart was shot and killed as he placed a suspect under arrest for illegally possessing a handgun.
He and his partner were called to the 11200 block of Corbette in the report there was a group of men gambling on the sidewalk. When they arrived, Officer Stewart discovered one man was carrying a concealed handgun. As Officer Stewart was cuffing the suspect, another man approached Officer Stewart from behind and fired one shot at his head. Officer Stewart was rushed to St. John Hospital where he died several hours later from his wound.
The suspect fled the scene but turned himself in the following day. The man was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
Officer Stewart was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Detroit Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his fiancee, also a Detroit Police Officer, parents, and two sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Stewart gave the Detroit Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Scott T. Stewart, IV served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Scott T. Stewart, IV 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Scott T. Stewart, IV's cause is highlighted.
How Scott T. Stewart, IV Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Scott T. Stewart, IV is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Scott T. Stewart, IV was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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