Bio & Incident Details
Age: 44
Tour: 15 years
Badge # 4299
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/6/1961
Weapon: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Policeman Riegel was shot and killed and his partner was seriously wounded by an ex-convict wanted for robbing a liquor store. The suspect opened fire on the officers when they attempted to arrest him outside a residence on Pierce Street in Pacioma. He surrendered to a newspaper reporter a week later.
The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life on November 9, 1961.
Policeman Riegel was survived by his wife and two daughters. He was a World War II veteran.
