Bio & Incident Details
Age: 30
Tour: 6 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 7/26/1978
Weapon: Handgun; .357 caliber
Suspect: Convicted
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Officer Steven Pinkelton was shot and killed when the restaurant he was in was robbed. He was off duty but in uniform waiting in line when an armed robber entered, grabbed him from behind, and shot him in the back of the head.
The suspect was apprehended and convicted of the murder.
