Officer Michael Baribeau , 38, was shot December 19, 1995, after being called as a volunteer swat member to a domestic dispute at a Rusk county home. Officer Baribeau and Barron county sheriff's deputy Dave Strohmeyer, 44, were shot after Thomas Shipley opened fire on them inside his home. Officers were called to the home on reports that Shipley had fired shots at his wife and children. Shipley was fatally shot in the shootout. Deputy Strohmeyer was in stable condition, and was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in Marshfield. Officer Baribeau, who was married and the father of two children, joined the rice lake police department in 1981.
In the simple performance of duty, he pinned on a badge, checked his gear with a practiced eye, and kissed his loved ones good-bye. In the simple performance of duty, he reported for work, joked with his buddies at roll call, and made his last trip down the squadroom hall. In the simple performance of duty, he headed for his beat, doing his job protecting his home from crime, he stopped cars, and checked buildings for the last time. In the simple performance of duty, he answered the call, to help the helpless, to find the lost, no matter the danger or how great the cost. In the simple performance of duty, he lay down his life, for those in peril he tried to save, our brave friend went to his grave. In the simple performance of duty, we honor his deed, as we carry him to rest in a flag-draped casket, long after the world has forgotten, we shall never forget. Never judge or regret, what he did, In the simple performance of duty.
Oscar R. Thomasson II, Detective
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