Bio & Incident Details
Age: 35
Tour: 11 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/24/1983
Weapon: Rifle; .30-.30
Suspect: Commuted to life
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Officer Gerald Cline was shot and killed after responding to an incident involving a man with a gun at a low-rent motel. Officer Cline was the first officer to arrive at the scene and he parked his cruiser at the northeast corner of the motel and began to walk on the sidewalk towards the room. Suddenly the suspect stepped out of the room and fired a round from a 30-30 rifle point blank into Officer Cline's chest, killing him. A civilian ride along in Officer Cline's cruiser called for help and to warn other responding officers. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to death but had his sentence commuted to life by a governor prior to leaving office after losing in a landslide defeat.
Officer Cline had been with the agency for 11 years and was survived by his wife and three children. He was buried at the Sunset Memorial Memorial Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
