Officer Ernest Carlyle Ricks, III, Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Ernest Carlyle Ricks, III

Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

End of Watch Tuesday, May 16, 1989

Ernest Carlyle Ricks, III

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.

Bio

Age 32
Tour 6 months
Badge 2479
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Heart attack

Most Recent Reflection

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Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
God Bless

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May 17, 2015