Trooper Larry Lee Forreider
Michigan State Police
Michigan

End of Watch: Thursday, December 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Trooper Forreider was shot and killed after he and his partner pulled over a car for defective tail lights in Alpena, Michigan. While talking with the occupants, Trooper Forreider's partner observed a gun in the vehicle. The troopers had two passengers exit the passenger side of the vehicle. Suddenly, the driver retrieved a second gun and opened fire. Trooper Forreider was struck twice. The driver fled the scene and later committed suicide as officers closed in on him.

 
Photograph: Trooper Larry Lee Forreider

Patch image: Michigan State Police, Michigan

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