Bio & Incident Details
Age: 25
Tour: 4 years
Badge # 703
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 6/19/1970
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Identified
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Officer Richard Radetich was shot and killed when he was ambushed while writing a traffic citation.
He was working an overtime traffic detail and had stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. As he was writing the ticket, an unrelated suspect approached his vehicle and opened fire through the closed driver's side window.
The killer was never identified.
Officer Radetich had been employed with the San Francisco Police Department for 4 years. He is survived by his wife and 8-month-old daughter.
