Jason K. Grossnickle

Dayton Police Department — Dayton, OH

Felonious

End of Watch May 23, 1996

Age 25

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Badge 447

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 30

Incident

Police Officer Jake Grossnickle was shot and killed in an ambush as he arrived for work at the 3rd District Headquarters located at 2013 West Third Street. He and another officer were walking through the department's parking lot towards the back door when a man exited a stolen delivery truck and opened fire on both officers. Officer Grossnickle was struck and killed instantly. The other officer was shot in the jaw but was able to return fire and killed the suspect. Both officers had graduated from the academy only 3 months prior to the incident. Officer Grossnickle's father served as a homicide detective for the Dayton Police Department and responded to the shooting scene.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Grossnickle served with the Dayton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Dayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Grossnickle.

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

Agency

Department Dayton Police Department

Location Dayton, OH

Platform Identity dpd.montgomery.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1996

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Age 25

Badge Number 447

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Police Officer Jason K. Grossnickle 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Dayton Police Department, 18 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.1% of this agency's fallen.

Dayton Police Department

of 31 officers

58.1% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious