Larry Lee Forreider

MI State Police — Lansing, MI

Felonious Veteran →

End of Watch December 5, 1974

Age 33

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

The Vigil Panel 114 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 56

Incident

Trooper Larry Forreider was shot and killed after he and his partner pulled over a car for defective tail lights at 2:30 a.m. on US 23, two miles north of Alpena, Michigan. Trooper Forreider approached the driver's side of the car, and his partner was on the passenger side. While talking with the three occupants, Trooper Forreider's partner observed a gun in the vehicle. Before the troopers could have all the subjects exit the passenger side of the car, the driver retrieved a second gun and opened fire. Trooper Forreider was struck twice. As the three subjects were fleeing, Trooper Forreider returned fire, striking one of the subjects, who was apprehended at the scene. The other passenger, who had escaped from a Kentucky prison, was apprehended 90 minutes later. The driver fled the scene and committed suicide as officers closed in on him 11 hours later. The injured passenger was convicted of attempted murder and carrying a concealed weapon and sentenced to 25 years. The escapee turned state's evidence in return for immunity and was returned to Kentucky prison, where he was convicted for additional robbery crimes he had committed years prior. Trooper Forreider was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Michigan State Police for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, parents, two brothers, and three sisters.

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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.
Trooper Forreider gave the Michigan State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department MI State Police

Location Lansing, MI

Platform Identity msp.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 5, 1974

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Committed suicide; 25 years

Military Service

Larry Lee Forreider served in the Air Force (1963â1967) before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Larry Lee Forreider 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 MI State Police, 27 of 57 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.4% of this agency's fallen.

MI State Police

of 57 officers

47.4% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious