Carrollton Police Department, Kentucky
End of Watch: Saturday, September 15, 1951
Age: 63
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 15, 1951
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 8 years
Police Officer William Carrico was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call at the home of an ex-convict.
As he and his partner were driving up to the home the man fired a high-powered rifle through the windshield, striking Officer Carrico in the head. The subject then fled in a boat across the Ohio River into Indiana.
The 48-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with murder. His first trial resulted in a hung jury. He was re-tried in 1952 and sentenced to eight years in prison for manslaughter.
Officer Carrico was survived by his wife and two children.