Imperial County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Sunday, January 22, 1967
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
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.