Officer Rank: Detective
Department: U.S. Virgin Islands, P.D.
End of Watch: 07/04/2023
Cause: SHOT- Officers who were shot, regardless of call answering
Age: 42
Length of Service: 7
Detective Phipps was shot and killed after he and several officers responded to reports of an armed subject. Upon officers’ arrival, the suspect fired upon them with a high-powered assault rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest.