Edward James Fabick

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Felonious

End of Watch July 7, 1948

Age 54

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

The Vigil Panel 84 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 175

Incident

Police Officer Edward Fabick was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while directing traffic at an accident scene in front of 6701 Watson Street. The vehicle that struck him had been drag racing. The driver was arrested and admitted to striking him. The 29-year-old man was charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. He was convicted of both charges and sentenced to a year for each charge to run concurrently.

Survivors

Officer Fabick had been with the agency for 25 years and was survived by his wife and children.

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Tributes

25 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Fabick gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fabick.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Location St. Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 7, 1948

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Offender Sentenced to 2 years

Police Officer Edward James Fabick 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 112 of 176 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

112

of 176 officers

63.6% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious