Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Sunday, February 5, 1995
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 407
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: January 18, 1995
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Christopher Hayes died when a blood clot moved from an injury in his leg to his heart.
He was injured during a training exercise on January 18, 1995, and developed a blood clot in his leg. On February 5, 1995, at 4:40 a.m., while running upstairs to investigate a possible rape, he collapsed. He was pronounced deceased at the Willis Knighton Medical Center due to the blood clot traveling from his leg to his lungs.
Officer Hays had served with the Shreveport Police Department for seven years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters, and parents.