Opelika Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Wednesday, June 3, 1970
Add to My HeroesMoitt Brenton Truitt, Jr.
Lieutenant Moitt Truitt was shot and killed after he and other officers went to a residence to check on a person who had not been heard from in a while.
A relative of the person crawled through a window and unlocked door. Lieutenant Truitt followed and was walking through the house calling out for the reident and identifying himself as a police officer. As he opened a closed door to one of the bedrooms he was struck by a shotgun blast at close range. The resident had been drunk for several days and was suffering from DT's. The resident/assailant was wounded after exchanging fire with other responding officers.
Lieutenant Truitt had served with the agency for 7 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.
Bio
- Age 27
- Tour 7 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Paroled; deceased
Most Recent Reflection
View all 13 ReflectionsI got to meet Brenton one time that I remember as a kid before he was killed in the line of duty. He immediately became my hero and I idealized him. He made a big impression when I met him. Because of him and the impression he made, I became an officer in 1985. Thank you cousin!
Constable Michael Truitt
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