John Gibson (police officer)
- John Gibson (police officer)
Infobox police officer
name = John Michael Gibson
caption = Detective John Gibson, USCP
born = Birth date|1956|03|29
died = death date and age|1998|07|24|1956|03|29
badgenumber =
placeofbirth = Boston, Massachusetts
placeofdeath = Washington, DC
nickname =
department = United States Capitol Police
service = United States
serviceyears = 18
rank = Sworn in as an Police Officer - 1980
Detective
awards = Police Purple Heart
John Michael Gibson (March 29, 1956 – July 24, 1998) was a United States Capitol Police detective assigned to the dignitary protection detail of Congressman Tom DeLay. He was shot and killed after confronting Russell Eugene Weston Jr., who had shot and killed officer Jacob Chestnut seconds earlier. Detective Gibson, who was in plain clothes, was shot after the suspect entered the office of Congressman DeLay. Despite being mortally wounded, Detective Gibson was able to return fire and wounded the suspect. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery after lying in honor with Officer Chestnut in the United States Capitol.
The suspect was known to the United States Secret Service prior to the incident as a person who had threatened the President of the United States. The suspect was found mentally unfit to stand trial.Detective Gibson had served with the agency for 18 years. He was a native of Massachusetts who married the niece of Representative Joe Moakley, Democrat of Massachusetts. He had three children, a 17-year-old daughter and two boys, ages 15 and 14. [cite web | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9506EFDE1F39F934A15754C0A96E958260 | title = Capitol Hill slayings: The Police; Congress to Pay Tribute to Slain Officers | publisher = Nytimes.com| accessdate = 2007-01-17]
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