Detective Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg
Indianapolis Police Department
Indiana
End of Watch: Thursday, December 11, 1980

Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, December 11, 1980
Weapon Used: Rifle; AR-15
Suspect Info: Two executed

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.