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Trooper Tommy E. Kendall | Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol, Mississippi Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol, Mississippi

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Tommy E. Kendall

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol, Mississippi

End of Watch: Monday, May 16, 1966

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 24

Tour: 2 years

Badge # D-51

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 5/16/1966

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Sentenced to life

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Trooper Kendall was shot and killed while manning a one-man roadblock following a robbery in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The suspects encountered the roadblock and opened fire, striking Trooper Kendall three times. He was transported to a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspects were apprehended and sentenced to life.

Trooper Kendall had been with the agency for two years. He was survived by his wife and two-year-old son, who followed in father's footsteps and became a Mississippi State Trooper.

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To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 46th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
May 24, 2012

 

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