Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 16, 1989
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 6 months
Badge Number: 2479
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: May 16, 1989
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Ernest Ricks suffered a fatal heart attack while performing a physical fitness test at the police department's academy.
Other officers immediately began to administer CPR after he collapsed. He was transported to Hadley Memorial Hospital where he passed away the following day.
Officer Ricks was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for only six months. He is survived by his wife and daughter.