Officer killed in Virginia Tech shooting identified

The officer shot and killed during a routine traffic stop at Virginia Tech has been identified as Deriek Crouse.

About officer Deriek Crouse

Crouse, 39 was the campus police officer who joined the Virginia Tech Police Department on Oct. 27, 2007, and served in the patrol division.

According to the Virginia Tech’s website, Crouse was trained as a Crisis Intervention Officer, general instructor, firearms instructor, defensive tactics instructor. He most recently completed training for advance law enforcement rapid response and mechanical and ballistic instructor.

Legacy

He received his law enforcement certification on Feb. 12, 2008, from the Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy. Officer Crouse has trained as a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officer, General Instructor, Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, and most recently completed training as an Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response and Mechanical and Ballistic Instructor.

Officer Crouse was a member of the Virginia Tech Police Emergency Response Team since February 2011.

He received an award in 2008 for his commitment to the department’s Driving Under the Influence efforts.

He formerly worked at the New River Valley Jail, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, and was a U.S. Army veteran.

His wife, five children and step‑children, his mother, his father, and his two brothers survive him.

Our condolences to Crouse’s family.