July 30, 2014 – Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick was shot to death during a routine traffic stop near the intersection of Dodd Road and Smith Ave. South in West St. Paul.
Officer Scott Patrick1
Officer Patrick was standing next to his patrol car's door when the subject, Brian Fitch, Sr., fired multiple shots, striking him in the head. He was transported to Regions Hospital where he succumbed to the wound.
Fitch, a career criminal with three active warrants for his arrest, opened fire on officers who located him in St. Paul approximately seven hours later. He was shot and wounded by the officers before being taken into custody.
Lying in his hospital bed after his shootout with police, Fitch allegedly told the officer guarding him, “Just to let you know, I hate cops and I’m guilty.”2
Brian Fitch, Sr.3
Officer Patrick had served with the Mendota Heights Police Department for 19 years. He is survived by his wife and two teenage daughters.
Star Tribune; “Suspect in Officer’s Slaying is Shot”; July 31, 2014; pp. 1A & 6A.
http://www.odmp.org/officer/22143-police-officer-scott-patrick
1http://www.lillienews.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_image_full_node/public/field/image/Patrick-Scott.jpg?itok=YxVTBunG
2Star Tribune; “Suspect to police: ‘I hate cops’”; Aug. 2, 2014; pp. A1 & A8.
3http://www.wday.com/content/brian-fitch-man-accused-killing-mendota-heights-police-officer-going-back-jail-no-chance
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