Officer William C. Wurst, Hainesport Police Department, New Jersey

Officer William C. Wurst

Hainesport Police Department, New Jersey

End of Watch Friday, March 28, 1975

William C. Wurst

Officer William Wurst and Patrolman Donald Aleshire, of the Mount Holly Police Department, were shot and killed by a sniper.

Officer John Holmes, also of the Mount Holly Police Department, was wounded on the same day and paralyzed before succumbing to his injuries 17 years later.

Officer Wurst was a Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Hainesport Police Department for two years. He was survived by his parents, sister, and twin brother.

Bio

Age 24
Tour 2 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle
Offender Committed to mental institution

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Well...so many years have passed by. I was in my my last few months as a student in the X-ray school in our little community hospital on the night you and fellow officer Ptl. Ales hire lost your lives. I could never forget that night as long as I live. I also remember Officer Holmes' son coming into the ER asking for his dad. I had gone to high school with him and my heart was broken for him. Now I am a grandmother and recently retired from my medical profession and I still remember like it was yesterday. You will never, never be forgotten.

Deborah Rushing, RT, RDMS

March 22, 2018