Bio & Incident Details
Age: 23
Tour: 1 year, 3 months
Badge # 13991
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 7/31/1969
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Killed by other officers
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Policeman Robert Cote was shot and killed by a robbery suspect. Officer Cote responded to the call of a robbery in-progress, where armed suspects had taken the employees of a Woolworth's Department store hostage. He entered the store before back-up arrived and searching the store he was shot by one of the suspects, hit in the femoral artery. Officer Cote, although wounded, exited the store but died during transpor to Central Receiving Hospital in downtown Los Angeles.
The suspect was shot and killed by responding officers.
