Bio & Incident Details
Age: 27
Tour: 2 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: District of Columbia
Incident Date: 1/8/1969
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Agent Edwin Woodriffe and Agent Anthony Palmisano were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a federal prison escapee in Washington, DC.
The agents were in an apartment building when the suspect exited the apartment and opened fire in the hallway, fatally wounding both agents. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to two life terms for the murders.
Agent Woodriffe had been employed with the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation for two years.
