Thin Blue Line
St. Paul officer killed in shooting outside bar:
An undercover St. Paul police officer was shot and killed outside an East Side bar early today, and scores of officers are still searching for two suspects.
Gerald Vick, a 15-year veteran of the force, was pronounced dead on arrival at Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
Vick, 41, and Officer Joe Strong had been working a routine vice unit assignment at Erick's Bar at 949 E. 7th St. Vick was shot in a nearby alley at 2:22 a.m., said Police Chief John Harrington. Strong returned fire, but Harrington said it's unclear if either of the two suspects was injured.
Around the scene of the shooting at Seventh Street and Reaney Avenue, more than 100 officers cordoned off more than a square mile looking for the suspects. Helicopters were hovering overhead. Officers from other law enforcement agencies joined in the search.
Gerald Vick R.I.P. The scum who did this should rot in hell.
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