Bio & Incident Details
Age: 42
Tour: 18 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 6/12/1976
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Sentence commuted to life
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Sergeant Barrett was stabbed and shot to death while attempting to arrest a suspect who had just stabbed another man at the local bus station. The suspect stabbed Sergeant Barrett and then began to struggle with him. The man was able to gain control of Sergeant Barrett's service weapon and shot him. The suspect was convicted of capital murder but the sentence was commuted to life in prison.
Sergeant Barrett had been with the agency for 18 years.
