Sergeant Nicholas W. Fera
Norwalk Police Department
Connecticut
End of Watch: Friday, July 9, 1971

Biographical Info
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, July 9, 1971
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Sergeant Fera was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two armed robbery suspects. The two suspects had just robbed a local bank. Sergeant Fera spotted the suspect's vehicle and stopped them. When Sergeant Fera attempted to place the suspects under arrest, a gun-battle began. Sergeant Fera was fatally wounded. One of the suspects was killed by Sergeant Fera's return gunfire.

Sergeant Fera had been with the agency for 19 years.