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Deputy Sheriff Milton Raymond Smalling | Imperial County Sheriff's Office, California
Imperial County Sheriff's Office, California

Deputy Sheriff

Milton Raymond Smalling

Imperial County Sheriff's Office, California

End of Watch: Sunday, January 22, 1967

Biographical Info

Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: January 22, 1967
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Sheriff Milton Smalling was killed when his service weapon discharged after falling to the ground.

The discharged round struck him in the chest. He was removing equipment from his patrol car when the accident occurred.

Deputy Smalling was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.