Bio & Incident Details
Age: 44
Tour: 22 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/2/2011
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Colonel Greg Malloy was shot and killed in Holmes County while assisting local law enforcement agencies track a man wanted for murdering his parents.
A hunter in the area had called 911 after encountering the suspect in a wooded area and exchanging shots with him. Colonel Malloy, who was a canine handler at the Holmes Correctional Facility, was requested to track the suspect. Upon nearing the suspect's location, shots were exchanged and Colonel Malloy and the suspect were both killed. A second canine officer suffered a graze wound during the shootout.
Colonel Malloy had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for 22 years. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
