| Trooper Gary Gifford Nevada Highway Patrol Nevada End of Watch: Tuesday, October 14, 1975 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: 6 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, October 14, 1975 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Died in prison Trooper Gifford was shot and killed after making a traffic stop of a bank robbery suspect on US 50 at Cave Rock, Nevada. The suspect was convicted and later died in prison.
Trooper Gifford was a U.S. Navy veteran. He had served with the Nevada Highway Patrol for 6 years and had served a short time as chief of the Fallon Police Department. He was survived by his son, parents, and sister. |