Shasta County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch: Monday, October 21, 1991
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 21, 1991
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death
Deputy Kenneth Perrigo was shot in the head and killed after he arrested two suspects for drinking in public.
While transporting the suspects to the station one of them was able to pull Deputy Perrigo's gun and shot him. The shooter was sentenced to death.
Deputy Perrigo was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Sheriff's department's SWAT team. He is survived by his wife, three children, his brother and sister, his mother and his father who served as a California Highway Patrol officer.