Gerald Dennis Vick
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Sergeant

Gerald Dennis Vick

Saint Paul Police Department — Saint Paul, MN
Felonious
End of Watch May 6, 2005
Age 42
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Gerald Vick was shot and killed at approximately 2:20 am while conducting an undercover vice investigation.

The officer and his partner were working on a prostitution case in several east side bars when they encountered two men near a bar at 7th and Forest Streets. The two men were talking with bar patrons, possibly in an attempt to set up a robbery.

He and his partner spoke with the men and told them to move along. The officers then separated and went to their respective cars. When Sergeant Vick encountered the men near his car, they exchanged a few words before both men fled into an a darkened alley. Both officers pursued the suspects into the alley. One of the subjects pulled out a handgun and opened fire, fatally wounding Sergeant Vick.

Both subjects were apprehended later in the day and the man who shot Sergeant Vick was charged with first degree murder. He was subsequently convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in January 2006.

Sergeant Vick had served with the St. Paul Police Department for 16 years and was the agency's only three-time Medal of Valor recipient.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two children, parents, brother, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Vick gave the Saint Paul Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Vick.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN
Platform Identity sainpd.ramsey.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 6, 2005
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Gerald is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2005, 73 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 96th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Gerald was 42. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Gerald had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun; .38 caliber, in 0.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Saint Paul Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Gerald among them.

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Where

Sergeant Gerald Dennis Vick

Saint Paul Police Department · End of Watch May 6, 2005

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 48-W

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