Chitimacha Tribal Police Department, Tribal Police
End of Watch Saturday, January 26, 2013
Add to My HeroesFrederick Albert Riggenbach
Sergeant Rick Riggenbach was shot and killed after he and two St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office deputies responded to reports of a mobile home fire and an armed subject on Flatown Road, near Charenton, shortly after 9:00 am. The fire was reported just off of tribal land about one quarter mile from a Chitimacha-owned casino.
When Sergeant Riggenbach arrived at the scene the subject shot him with a shotgun, fatally wounding him. The subject then opened fire on the two St. Mary Parish deputies as they arrived at the scene moments later. Both deputies were critically wounded. The subject, who was also wounded at some point during the incident, was taken into custody by responding officers and transported to a local hospital.
After the house fire was extinguished, the body of its owner was discovered in the debris. The subject who started the fire was a neighbor with a history of mental illness.
Sergeant Riggenbach was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Chitimacha Tribal Police Department for 4-1/2 years. He had previuosly served 10-1/2 years with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office. He is survived by his wife, son, three daughters, and grandchildren. He is buried in Morgan City Cemetery and Mausoleum in Morgan City, Louisiana.
Bio
- Age 52
- Tour 15 years
- Badge T506
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location Louisiana
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Charged with murder
Most Recent Reflection
View all 243 Reflections9 years, 9 long years...this year might be the toughest knowing he's in a transition home instead of locked up.
We miss you dearly and your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Got a new unit this past year and in your honor I call him Scooter. You'd love these Tahoes, they have so much room but I know you'd jam it full of guns and flashlights haha
Keep watching over us, until we meet again
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