Bio & Incident Details
Age: 38
Tour: 10 years
Badge # 135
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/14/1953
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentenced to 65 years
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Trooper Whittle was shot and killed while driving two men to the patrol headquarters. He had picked up the two men after responding to a suspicious person call. As he pulled into the parking lot one of the men pulled out a handgun from a shoulder holster and shot Trooper Whittle. The suspect was arrested approximately two hours later and subsequently sentenced to 65 years.
Trooper Whittle had been with the agency for 10 years.
