Bio & Incident Details
Age: 30
Tour: 6 years
Badge # 6D
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/29/1985
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Not available
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Sergeant Joseph Cournoyer was shot and killed while questioning a suspect who had just robbed a store.
Sergeant Cournoyer observed one of the men board a Metro bus near the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station and escorted him off of the bus for identification purposes. The suspect began to struggle with Sergeant Cournoyer and drew a gun and shot him in the chest.
Sergeant Cournoyer had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife.
