Sergeant Joseph Anthony Bergeron, 49, was killed on the morning of May 1, 2010, while on patrol in Maplewood, Minnesota. He was responding to a carjacking call and was seated in his squad car near English Street and Arlington Avenue in St. Paul when two young men ambushed him. One of the suspects approached and opened fire, fatally wounding Sgt. Bergeron. A passerby who heard the shots used Sgt. Bergeron’s radio to call for help.

One of the suspects was later killed that same morning after attacking a perimeter officer who had emerged from nearby woods; that attacker struck the officer with a toolbox and was fatally shot during a struggle over the officer’s weapon. The second suspect surrendered to officers two hours after the ambush, was arrested, and was later sentenced to 35 years in prison. Sgt. Bergeron had served 26 years with the Maplewood Police Department, was a volunteer fireman and medic, lived in Hugo, Minnesota, grew up in White Bear Lake, and is survived by his wife and twin daughters.

If anyone has information about Sgt. Bergeron’s final call or remembers the events that morning, please share what you know.