RICHARD ERIC WEINHOLD

Officer Rank: Sergeant
Memorial Panel: 44-W: 22
Department: St. Louis County, Missouri, P.D.
End of Watch: October 31, 2000
Cause: SHOT
Age: 44
Years of Service: 20
Description: Sergeant Weinhold was shot and killed while attempting to evict a man from a residence. Sergeant Weinhold and several other officers had responded to the residence on the owner's request to evict suspect. While searching the home, the suspect appeared at the top of a staircase and opened fire on the officers. Officer Weinhold was struck in the shoulder opening of his vest. He was transported to a local hospital where he died shortly after arrival.
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