Bio & Incident Details
Age: 26
Tour: 1 year, 6 months
Badge # 313
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 8/26/1994
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Officer Ryan was shot and killed at 0700 hours after approaching a car with a man sleeping in it. As Officer Ryan was returning to his patrol car to check the suspect's identification he was shot from behind. The suspect then took Officer Ryan's gun and shot him several more times. He succumbed to his wounds in surgery later that day. The suspect later ambushed and killed Officer Tim Jones and his canine, Laser. The suspect pled guilty to murdering both Officer Ryan and Officer Jones was sentenced to life without parole.
Officer Ryan had been with the agency for 19 months and was survived by his wife and parents. Only five months earlier Officer Ryan was awarded the Medal of Merit for rescuing three children from a house fire.
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