Bio & Incident Details
Age: 30
Tour: 7 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/5/1970
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Setenced to life
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Patrolman Thompson was shot and killed by a suspect who had barricaded himself in his house when police tried to serve an arrest warrant. Patrolman Thompson was just getting off duty when he heard the call come out. He had responded to the address earlier in the evening and decided to lend his assistance as he believed he had developed rapport with the suspect. As Patrolman Thompson looked through a window he was struck in the head by a shotgun blast.
Patrolman Thompson had been with the agency for seven years and was survived by his wife and two young daughters.
