Sergeant Danny Thomas Parrish
Fort Pierce Police Department
Florida
End of Watch: Friday, January 18, 1991

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, January 18, 1991
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death

Sergeant Parrish was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling in the wrong way on a one way street and had one headlight out. The 18-year-old driver attempted to give Officer Parrish false names. Realizing this, Sergeant Parrish attempted to arrest the suspect who then spun around on the officer and took his service weapon. The suspect then shot him 14 times before fleeing. He was arrested the same night with the remaining two rounds from Sergeant Parrish's gun in his front pocket. The weapon was found buried in the suspect's back yard.

The suspect was sentenced to death and is now waiting for an appeal.

Sergeant Parrish was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He was survived by his wife and parents.