Bio & Incident Details
Age: 44
Tour: 9 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/29/1930
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Cottle was shot and killed while walking his beat. Officer Cottle had noticed a suspicious person walking around the area. When Officer Cottle stopped him and asked him if he lived in the neighborhood, the suspect produced a handgun and shot Officer Cottle in the face, killing him.
Officer Cottle had been a member of the Seattle Police Department for nine years and was survived by his wife.
