Bio & Incident Details
Age: 45
Tour: 12 years
Badge # 169
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 10/13/1969
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Paroled in 1988
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Auxiliary Officer Kipfinger was shot and killed while attempting to intervene in a robbery in progress. Auxiliary Officer Kipfinger was off duty when he heard a call about the robbery on his scanner. Realizing he was close to the store he went to the location to offer assistance. As he entered the store he was shot by the suspect, who was attempting to flee.
The 16 year-old suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death June 11, 1970. Two years later the Ohio Supreme Court commuted his sentence to life. He was paroled in 1988. On October 19, 2009, he was arrested when he punched a woman who confronted him when he took her purse and cell phone from her car in Franklinton, Ohio. It was his 7th felony charge since his release. On December 10, 2010, he pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and was sentenced to five years in prison.
Auxiliary Officer Kipfinger had been with the agency for 12 years. He was survived by his wife and four children.
