Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Thursday, July 31, 1969
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 31, 1969
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Lieutenant Blackmon was shot and killed when he responded to a report of a man who was bleeding from a stab wound. When he arrived at the home the victim shot him twice with a shotgun. The suspect was then shot and killed by other officers.
Lieutenant Blackmon had been with the agency for 19 years and was survived by his wife and two children.