Patrolman John R. Tucker

John R. Tucker

Patrolman John R. Tucker was shot and killed during an armed robbery.

Patrolman Tucker observed an armed robber enter a bank and took a position behind a pillar as the gunman approached a teller's cage. Officer Tucker was approaching the robber from behind when the gunman turned around and fired. Officer Tucker was fatally wounded in the encounter. Other officers and a bank guard who heard the shots outside shot the suspect five times as he tried to escape.

The 37-year-old killer was convicted of murder and sentenced to 100 to 190 years. He was paroled in 2005.

Officer John Tucker Tucker is survived by his wife and three children.