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| Sheriff Paul Roy Vinson
King County Sheriff's Department
Texas
End of Watch: Friday, May 19, 1972 Biographical Info
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, May 19, 1972
Weapon Used: Rifle; .30-.30
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life imprisonment Sheriff Paul Vinson and Patrolman Gayle Holmes, of the Texas Department of Public Safety, were shot and killed while answering a disturbance call outside a rural store between Paducah and Guthrie.
While they were placing one man in the patrol car, another man stepped onto the porch of the store behind them and began firing. A third highway patrolman returned fire, but suffered no injury.
The suspect was taken into custody at a ranch about a mile away. He was later convicted of Sheriff Vinson's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Sheriff Vinson was serving his second term. He was survived by his wife and son. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
