Trooper Ronald Gordon Smith
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida
End of Watch: Sunday, December 23, 1973
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 8 months
Badge Number: Not available

Trooper Smith was shot and killed while checking two suspicious men in a parked car. The suspects attempted to flee but two nearby hunters shot and wounded one of them and then captured both.

Trooper Smith had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 8 months.