Allegheny County District Attorney's Office - Investigative Division, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Detective Paul Koropal

Detective Paul Koropal suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in serving 11 search warrants in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

He and other members of a federal narcotics task force were serving the warrants when he told his partner he wasn't feeling well. He was taken to the Uniontown Hospital where he suffered a fatal heart attack at approximately 2:30 pm.

Detective Koropal had served with the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office for 18 years and was assigned to the Pennsylvania State Police Auto Theft Task Force. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son, his mother, and three sisters.