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Patrol Officer Elmer Huddleston | Waco Police Department, Texas
Waco Police Department, Texas

Patrol Officer

Elmer Huddleston

Waco Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Tuesday, July 2, 1940

Biographical Info

Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 2, 1940
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Officer Huddleston was shot and killed when he and another officer stopped a vehicle at the intersection of South Third Street and La Salle Avenue. Officer Huddleston told the three occupants to get out of the car but one of the men grabbed a gun. He exchanged shots with Officer Huddleston and both men were fatally wounded. Officer Huddleston's partner also returned fire and the two other occupants were also wounded. Officer Huddleston was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

Officer Huddleston had been with the agency for five years.