Bio & Incident Details
Age: 30
Tour: 7 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/20/1954
Weapon: Rifle; .30-.30
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Detective Pettie was shot and killed while serving an arrest warrant to a suspect who was known to be armed and dangerous. The suspect was sought to appear at a sanity hearing, where his mother intended to commit him. As officers searched the house, shots rang out of an attic window. Detective Pettie was struck in the head and died instantly.
The suspect had barricaded himself inside the home with an arsenal of weapons and held officers at bay for three hours before being killed.
Detective Pettie had been with the agency seven years and was survived by his wife.
