Bio & Incident Details
Age: 41
Tour: 17 years
Badge # 2886
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 10/26/1987
Weapon: Handgun; 9 mm
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Detective Joseph Sergei was shot and killed after stopping a suspicious male in an alley. Another officer was shot and wounded. The suspect fled to Mexico but was apprehended, returned to Boston, and sentenced to life in prison.
Detective Sergei had served with the agency for 17 years and is survived by his wife, three children, and parents. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of detective.
