On the night of May 16, 2007, Kenosha County deputy Frank Fabiano Jr., 48, was shot during a traffic stop in a subdivision near the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Somers, Wisconsin. Fabiano, an 18-year department veteran and a former U.S. Marine, was shot by the driver of the vehicle. A backup officer from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Police Department witnessed the shooting and returned fire as the suspect fled into nearby woods. Fabiano was taken to St. Catherine’s Hospital and died in the early hours of May 17, 2007.

A multi-agency, three-hour manhunt with two helicopters and six canine teams ended with the capture of 44-year-old Ezequiel Lopez-Quintero about 15 blocks from the scene. He was charged with first-degree intentional homicide with a dangerous weapon, tried in Racine County after a change of venue, and convicted following jury deliberations of about three and a half hours. Lopez-Quintero was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Fabiano is survived by his wife and a young daughter.

Does anyone have memories of the neighborhood that night or additional details about Deputy Fabiano’s service and family?