Bio & Incident Details
Age: 25
Tour: 3 years
Badge # 2803
Cause: Gunfire (Accidental)
Incident Date: 4/4/1974
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Dale accidentally shot and killed himself while serving a search warrant.
Officer Dale who was normally on helicopter flight assignments, but due to bad weather, was assisting the fugitive squad. While trying to serve a warrant to a man already in custody, he was leaning inside the opening with the 9 mm weapon in his right hand and his flashlight in his left when he bumped the hammer against the door jamb, causing it to discharge. The bullet hit him in the left side of the chest, fatally wounding him.
Officer Dale had served with the Atlanta Police Department for 3 years.
