Deputy Sheriff Ivan Ernest Null
Imperial County Sheriff's Office
California
End of Watch: Thursday, October 17, 1935

Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, October 17, 1935
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Deputy Null was shot and killed while investigating a robbery of a store the previous evening. Deputy Null had approached a parked vehicle to question its three occupants about the robbery. As he looked into the window he was shot twice by one of the suspects who was armed with a rifle. All three suspects were eventually arrested.

All three suspects, ages 20, 22, and 23, were convicted of first degree murder on November 20, 1935, and sentenced to life in prison.