Bio & Incident Details
Age: 34
Tour: 3 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 7/24/1916
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Officer Robert Wiley and Sergeant John Weedin were shot and killed after being flagged down by a citizen who had just been accosted by a man with a gun. Officer Wiley exited his auto and approached the suspect who produced a handgun, shooting him and Sergeant Weedin. Officer Wiley was able to return fire killing the suspect. Sergeant Weedin died upon arrival at the hospital, and Officer Wiley died a week later from his wounds.
Officer Wiley had been with the Seattle Police Department for three years. He is buried in Kirkland Cemetery, Kirkland, Washington.
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Sergeant John F. Weedin |
