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Sault Ste. Marie Police
Department, Michigan
End of Watch:
November 7, 2004
Age: 57
Badge Number:
Years on The Job:
19
Cause of Death:
Stabbed
Weapon Used:
Knife |
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Detective Weir died on 11-07-2004 to a stab wound received 14 years ago. At 5:30 a.m.
on Sunday, September 23, 1990,
Officer John Weir’s life and that of his family was changed forever.
Officer Weir was sent on a call of a diagnosed Paranoid
Schizophrenic who was threatening to set himself and his parent’s
home on fire. Officer Weir had dealt with this mentally ill subject
on a number of occasions. On this morning in question, after lengthy
deliberation, Officer Weir approached the mentally ill subject who
came lurching around the corner of the basement with a fillet knife.
The last thing that Officer John Weir ever saw was
a jagged 10 inch blade. The knife entered Officer Weir’s skull at
the corner of his right eye, tore across the bridge of his nose and
dug deeply behind his left eye, deep into his brain. He remained in
a coma
for several months. After coming out of the coma, Detective Weir
remained partially paralyzed, brain damaged and blind until his death.
Detective Weir had served with the Sault Ste. Marie Police
Department for 19 years.
He is survived by his wife and two children.
Agency Information:
Sault
STE Marie City - Police Department
325 Court Street
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
Phone: 906-632-3344
Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity.
May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth
Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him
to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out
to the Officer's Department family and friends.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.
From all the Staff at Police
Special Inc.
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