Euclid Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Saturday, May 11, 2024
Police Officer Jacob Derbin was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call in the 300 block of East 211th Street at about 9:55 pm.
He was ambushed by a subject after he arrived at the location. The man who shot him, a convicted felon and was wanted for violating conditions of his community supervision, fled the scene.
Officer Derbin was transported to University Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound the next day.
Officer Derbin was a United States Army National Guard veteran and had served with the Euclid Police Department for 10 months. He is survived by his mother, father, three brothers, a sister, and fiancée.