MICHAEL K ERICKSON

Officer Rank: Detective
Memorial Panel: 38-W: 29
Department: Orange County, Florida, S.O.
End of Watch: March 16, 2011
Cause: PHYS
Age: 48
Years of Service: 20
Description: Detective Erickson collapsed and died after responding to several high-stress calls within a five day period. The combination of calls and investigations included a fellow officers death, a child’s suicide, a tourist death, an infant shot in the face and a multiple murder scene. These events left Detective Erickson suffering from sleep deprivation, stress, grief and fatigue. Detective Erickson died of a fatal heart attack on March 16, 2011 after completing a follow-up investigation.
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