Bio & Incident Details
Age: 44
Tour: 19 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/11/1980
Weapon: Rifle; AR-15
Suspect: Two executed
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Detective Sergeant Jack Ohrberg was shot and killed while attempting to serve murder warrants.
Two suspects were apprehended by other officers at the scene. Both suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On December 8, 1994, one offender became the last person to be executed by electrocution in the state. On July 18, 1996, the other offender became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the state.
Detective Sergeant Ohrberg had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 19 years. He was survived by his wife, four children and one grandson.
