Edward Wolski, Jr.

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI

Felonious

End of Watch August 5, 1968

Age 40

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 249

Incident

Sergeant Wolski was shot and killed as he and two officers were searching for a man who had been firing a gun at the Jefferies Housing Project. The suspect ambushed Sergeant Wolski as he came around the corner of a building. He then shot and wounded the other two officers as they ran to their Sergeant's aid. Other officers arriving on the scene shot and wounded the suspect and took him into custody. The suspect was paroled from the Illinois Penitentiary in 1967 after serving 11 years of a 199-year sentence for murder. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life on Feb. 16, 1970. He died in prison on May 18, 2006. Sergeant Wolski served with the Detroit Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Wolski gave the Detroit Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Wolski.

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

Agency

Department Detroit Police Department

Location Detroit, MI

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

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1968

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Died in prison

Sergeant Edward Wolski, Jr. 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.

Detroit Police Department

177

of 250 officers

70.8% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious