United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, December 24, 1990
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: December 24, 1990
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Garry Ross suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to a call of a mentally deranged patient at the VA Medical Center in Washington, DC.
During the incident, Officer Ross had to physically restrain the patient and was assaulted by the patient several times. After he secured the patient Officer Ross suffered a massive heart attack.
Officer Ross was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Department of Veterans Affairs Police for seven years. He was survived by his wife and two children.