Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 6 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 3/9/1976
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Not available
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Trooper Vern Mettler was shot and killed in his front yard by a suspect he had arrested on an earlier date.
Trooper Mettler was backing away from his home when the suspect, who had been parked in a nearby alley, pulled alongside Trooper Mettler and shot him twice through the window. The suspect then fled to Oacoma where he committed suicide.
Trooper Mettler had been with agency for six years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
