JOHN P DEROSSETTE
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Officer Rank: Patrol Officer
Memorial Panel: 51-W: 5
Department: Indianapolis, Indiana, P.D.
End of Watch: January 30, 1917
Cause: SHOT
Age: 33
Years of Service: 6
Description: Officer DeRossette was shot in the back and killed by a suspect he had apprehended. As Officer DeRossette searched the second suspect, the first suspect shot him. The shooter received life in prison and the second suspect received a minor sentence.
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