Dexter L. Mardenborough

Virgin Islands Police Department — Charlotte Amalie, STI

Felonious

End of Watch January 27, 1991

Age 22

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Police Officer Dexter Mardenborough was shot and killed while pursuing a suspect after responding to a shooting call at a local nightclub on King Street in Christiansted. When he arrived at the scene he observed three men fleeing the scene and gave pursuit. One of the men took cover behind a building and then opened fire on Officer Mardenborough as he approached. Officer Mardenborough was struck once in the head and killed. One of the subjets was arrested the following morning while attempting to leave the island at the local airport. The man who shot Officer Mardenborough was arrested in New York, New York, in February 1991. He was determined to have also murdered Puerto Rico Police Department Agent Pedro Sanchez-Lopez and Agent Jose Bernabe-Gonzalez on September 6th, 1990. He was also linked to five additional murders in the Caribbean and New York City.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Mardenborough gave the Virgin Islands Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte Amalie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Mardenborough.

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

Agency

Department Virgin Islands Police Department

Location Charlotte Amalie, STI

Platform Identity vipd.stthomas.vi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1991

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Apprehended

Police Officer Dexter L. Mardenborough 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 STI, 10 of 16 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this state's fallen. That is 8.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Virgin Islands Police Department, 10 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Virgin Islands Police Department

of 15 officers

66.7% Felonious

STI — Statewide

of 16 officers

62.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious