A 17-year veteran of the St. Paul Police Department died this past weekend from her injuries sustained in an assault in 2013. Retired officer Felicia Reilly, 67, died on Saturday, the police department said in a Facebook post.

“It’s with great sadness that we share the passing of retired Saint Paul Police Officer Felicia Reilly, who passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025,” St. Paul police spokesperson Nikki Muehlhausen said. “Those who knew Felicia remember her as compassionate, devoted, and an inspiration to many. Felicia was a hero and she will be profoundly missed.”

Retired St. Paul police Officer Felicia Reilly died on Saturday. While SPPD wouldn't comment on the cause of death, the SPPRA said she died as a result of injuries she sustained in the line of duty. Reilly sustained serious injuries from an attack in 2010 while she was responding to a hang-up 911 call. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.

Felicia Reilly's son, Ben Reilly, says she dreamed of being a police officer her whole life. "She really loved serving the people of St. Paul and St. Paul was the city she loved,"

Retired St. Paul Police Officer Felicia Reilly died from a traumatic brain injury suffered in a 2010 beating, and she is the first female officer from the department to die

The St. Paul Police Department Retirement Association says Officer Felicia Reilly is the first woman to die after injuries in the line of duty at the department.