![Ernest C. Ricks Ernest C. Ricks](https://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/dc/sites/mpdc/page_content/images/ricks_ernest.jpg?itok=qo4yn7de)
Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
Date of Death: May 17, 1989
Rank: Officer
Location of Death: Metropolitan Police Academy
Circumstance:
At the time of his death, Officer Ernest C. Ricks, III was a member of Recruit Class 88-3. He tragically collapsed on May 17, 1989, during a final physical training test before his scheduled graduation.
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