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Robert Wooten

Marion County Sheriff's Office, Florida

End of Watch: Saturday, May 28, 1955

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 56

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 5/28/1955

Weapon: Rifle; .30-.06

Suspect: Died in prison

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Deputy Wooten and Deputy Curtis Youngblood were shot and killed as they approached the home of a mentally ill man. As officers responding to the initial shooting surrounded the home, the suspect opened fire a second time and fatally wounded Assistant Chief Mahlon Tuck, of the Ocala Police Department. The man was taken into custody and later died while in a state mental hospital.

Deputy Wooten was survived by his wife and four children.

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		Assistant Chief of Police Mahlon Otis Tuck Ocala Police Department, Florida End of Watch: Saturday, May 28, 1955 Cause: Gunfire
		Deputy Sheriff Curtis Youngblood Marion County Sheriff's Office, Florida End of Watch: Saturday, May 28, 1955 Cause: Gunfire

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