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The second officer wounded in the homicide-suicide attack on a Fairfax County Police station in Chantilly, Virginia has succumbed to his multiple wounds.
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By Debbi Wilgoren
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 17, 2006; 9:36 AM
The Fairfax police officer who was shot five times in the rampage at the Sully District Station nine days ago has died of his wounds, a spokeswoman at Fairfax Inova Hospital said.
Master Police Officer Michael E. Garbarino, 53, was pronounced dead this morning at 2:45 a.m., hospital spokeswoman Karen Ferguson said.
Police Chief David M. Rohrer said the 23-year-veteran was surrounded by family, fellow officers and friends when he succumbed to his injuries.
He was the second person killed by 18-year-old Michael W. Kennedy, the Centreville teenager who stormed the Chantilly station, dressed in full camouflage, and opened fire with several high-powered weapons.
Kennedy also killed Det. Vicky O. Armel, 40, whose funeral Saturday drew thousands of grieving law enforcement officers from up and down the East Coast.
Armel was the first Fairfax police officer shot to death in the line of duty in the department's 66-year history.
"Our family has again suffered a tremendous loss," Rohrer said in a statement issued this morning. He said Garbarino is survived by his wife, two children and parents. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Police have said Garbarino was sitting in his cruiser on a parking lot reserved for police officers, finishing his shift, when Kennedy drove up in a hijacked van about 3:30 p.m. on May 8.
Kennedy opened fire as soon as he got out of the vehicle, police said, launching 12 shots at Garbarino and striking him five times.
He then made his way through the parking lot, mowing down Armel before being shot to death by other officers.
Although gravely wounded, Garbarino managed to call for assistance on his police radio.
"Somebody please help me," he said, according to those who heard the transmission. "I don't want to die here."
He was taken to Fairfax Inova Hospital and underwent hours of surgery, but remained in critical condition.
Garbarino lived in a quiet subdivision in Centreville, about 24 miles west of Washington, on a cul-de-sac that is also home to several other law enforcement officers, neighbors said.
Some residents of the street wept openly this morning while waiting with their children at school bus stops, saying Garbarino had lived among them for more than a decade, raising his own family while they raised theirs.
Garbarino "was a great man, and a wonderful neighbor. We're going to miss him deeply," said Gloria Diehl, who heard the news on an early morning radio broadcast.
"I said, 'no, it can't be happening," Diehl recalled. "But it was."
Garbarino helped found the Fairfax officers union years ago, and had achieved the rank of Master Police Officer, meaning that he helped train and mentor other officers on the force. It is the highest rank a nonsupervisory officer can obtain.
A fund has been established to help the Garbarino family. Anyone wishing to make a donation can send a check to: Garbarino Family Trust Fund, c/o Fairfax County Federal Credit Union, 4201 Members Way, Fairfax, Va. 22030.
Staff writers Fred Barbash and Theresa Vargas contributed to this report.
© 2006 The Washington Post Company
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, quia pius es. Requiem aeterna dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/17/AR2006051700324.html
By Debbi Wilgoren
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 17, 2006; 9:36 AM
The Fairfax police officer who was shot five times in the rampage at the Sully District Station nine days ago has died of his wounds, a spokeswoman at Fairfax Inova Hospital said.
Master Police Officer Michael E. Garbarino, 53, was pronounced dead this morning at 2:45 a.m., hospital spokeswoman Karen Ferguson said.
Police Chief David M. Rohrer said the 23-year-veteran was surrounded by family, fellow officers and friends when he succumbed to his injuries.
He was the second person killed by 18-year-old Michael W. Kennedy, the Centreville teenager who stormed the Chantilly station, dressed in full camouflage, and opened fire with several high-powered weapons.
Kennedy also killed Det. Vicky O. Armel, 40, whose funeral Saturday drew thousands of grieving law enforcement officers from up and down the East Coast.
Armel was the first Fairfax police officer shot to death in the line of duty in the department's 66-year history.
"Our family has again suffered a tremendous loss," Rohrer said in a statement issued this morning. He said Garbarino is survived by his wife, two children and parents. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Police have said Garbarino was sitting in his cruiser on a parking lot reserved for police officers, finishing his shift, when Kennedy drove up in a hijacked van about 3:30 p.m. on May 8.
Kennedy opened fire as soon as he got out of the vehicle, police said, launching 12 shots at Garbarino and striking him five times.
He then made his way through the parking lot, mowing down Armel before being shot to death by other officers.
Although gravely wounded, Garbarino managed to call for assistance on his police radio.
"Somebody please help me," he said, according to those who heard the transmission. "I don't want to die here."
He was taken to Fairfax Inova Hospital and underwent hours of surgery, but remained in critical condition.
Garbarino lived in a quiet subdivision in Centreville, about 24 miles west of Washington, on a cul-de-sac that is also home to several other law enforcement officers, neighbors said.
Some residents of the street wept openly this morning while waiting with their children at school bus stops, saying Garbarino had lived among them for more than a decade, raising his own family while they raised theirs.
Garbarino "was a great man, and a wonderful neighbor. We're going to miss him deeply," said Gloria Diehl, who heard the news on an early morning radio broadcast.
"I said, 'no, it can't be happening," Diehl recalled. "But it was."
Garbarino helped found the Fairfax officers union years ago, and had achieved the rank of Master Police Officer, meaning that he helped train and mentor other officers on the force. It is the highest rank a nonsupervisory officer can obtain.
A fund has been established to help the Garbarino family. Anyone wishing to make a donation can send a check to: Garbarino Family Trust Fund, c/o Fairfax County Federal Credit Union, 4201 Members Way, Fairfax, Va. 22030.
Staff writers Fred Barbash and Theresa Vargas contributed to this report.
© 2006 The Washington Post Company
