Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Thursday, January 7, 1993
Add to My HeroesBetty Dunn Smothers
Corporal Betty Smothers was shot and killed in an ambush attack while moonlighting as a security guard.
Corporal Smothers was in uniform and driving a marked patrol car when she and the store manager went to a bank to make a night deposit. As they sat in the patrol car, three suspects approached and opened fire. They fatally wounded Corporal Smothers and injured the manager.
All three suspects were arrested after the incident and sentenced to death for Corporal Smothers' murder.
Corporal Smothers had served with the Baton Rouge City Police Department for 14 years. She is survived by her two daughters and four sons.
Bio
- Age 36
- Tour 14 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Sentenced to death
Most Recent Reflection
View all 103 ReflectionsMay God and St. Michael watch over you in Heaven, Corporal Dunn Smothers. You are not forgotten.
Patrolman Kenneth Collins
South Amherst Police Department
January 8, 2024
Recent LODD Deaths
Investigator John Hampton Coddou
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: April 23, 2024
Police Officer Jordan Wingate
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: April 20, 2024
Police Officer Luis M. Huesca
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: April 21, 2024
Deputy Sheriff Tobin Bolter
Ada County Sheriff's Office, ID
EOW: April 21, 2024
Deputy Sheriff Alfredo "Freddy" Flores
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: April 20, 2024
Investigator Brian Herbert
Osage Nation Police Department, TR
EOW: April 17, 2024
Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar
Hendricks County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: April 16, 2024
Police Officer Michael E. Jensen
Syracuse Police Department, NY
EOW: April 14, 2024
Lieutenant Michael Hoosock
Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: April 14, 2024