Sergeant Stanley Sech
Detroit Police Department
Michigan
End of Watch: Sunday, February 24, 1963

Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, February 24, 1963
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1973

Sergeant Sech was shot and killed as he responded to a domestic disturbance at a local residence. As Sergeant Sech and two other officers walked up to the front door he was met with a shotgun blast that came through the storm door and struck him in the face. One of the other officers returned fire wounding the suspect, a man who was angry with his wife because she was not home when he got home from work.

The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to prison. He was paroled June 4, 1973.

Sergeant Sech was assigned to the 11th Precinct.