Kermit Fitzpatrick.
Trooper Kermit Fitzpatrick was shot and killed during a traffic stop on the I 96 and Joy Road in Detroit at 8:00 am. As he approached the vehicle, the driver produced a .22 caliber handgun and fired six times, striking Trooper Fitzpatrick in the jaw, in the chest twice, and in the leg. Two additional shots were stopped by his bulletproof vest. Trooper Fitzpatrick was transported to the Henry Ford Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to life in solitary confinement and hard labor without the possibility of parole. Trooper Fitzpatrick was United States Army military police veteran and had served with the Michigan State Police for four years.
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In tribute
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Fitzpatrick gave the Michigan State Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Michigan, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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