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Police Officer Ralph L. Gardner | Signal Hill Police Department, California
Signal Hill Police Department, California

Police Officer

Ralph L. Gardner

Signal Hill Police Department, California

End of Watch: Wednesday, August 20, 1980

Biographical Info

Age: 45
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: August 20, 1980
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Ralph Gardner was accidentally shot and killed while he was cleaning his service weapon at the police station.