Bio & Incident Details
Age: 42
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/22/1991
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Sentenced to LIfe
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Officer Eugene Griffin was shot and killed by one of three youths he had asked to leave a hotel where he was working as a security officer.
The subjects left and Officer Griffin was in the lobby reading a newspaper when they returned. As he rose to confront them, one of the youths shot him with a shotgun.
The suspects were apprehended and convicted of Officer Griffin's murder. The shooter was sentenced to life on October 6, 1993.
Officer Griffin is survived by his wife, son, daughter, father and mother, and brother, who is a retired police sergeant.
