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Detective

Paul John Koropal

Allegheny County District Attorney's Office - Investigative Division — Pittsburgh, PA

Cardiac

End of Watch May 5, 2015

Age 47

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Detective Paul Koropal suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in serving of 11 search warrants in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

He and other members of a federal narcotics task force were serving the warrants when he told his partner he wasn't feeling well. He was taken to the Uniontown Hospital where he suffered a fatal heart attack at approximately 2:30 pm.

Detective Koropal had served with the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office for 18 years and was assigned to the Pennsylvania State Police Auto Theft Task Force.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son, his mother, and three sisters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Koropal gave the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Koropal.

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

Agency

Department Allegheny County District Attorney's Office - Investigative Division

Location Pittsburgh, PA

Platform Identity acdaoidda.allegheny.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 5, 2015

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Detective Paul John Koropal is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In PA, 118 of 1,261 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Allegheny County District Attorney's Office - Investigative Division

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

PA — Statewide

118

of 1,261 officers

9.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul John Koropal's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Paul John Koropal Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service