Montgomery Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Wednesday, September 24, 1997
Add to My HeroesAnderson Gordon, III
Corporal Anderson Gordon was shot and killed after being ambushed.
A bail bondsman was chasing a bail jumper when the man's car crashed at the intersection of Rosa Parks Avenue and National Avenue. Corporal Gordon was driving by the scene, not knowing what was happening, when the subject opened fire on his patrol car without warning. Corporal Gordon was fatally wounded before executing his vehicle.
The man then hid nearby and shot at other responding officers before being wounded and taken into custody. The man was convicted of Corporal Gordon's murder and sentenced to death. He was executed by lethal injection on October 19th, 2017.
Corporal Gordon had served with the Montgomery Police Department for eight years. He is survived by his two daughters and fiancée.
Bio
- Age 30
- Tour 8 years
- Badge 334
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Executed in 2017
Most Recent Reflection
View all 58 ReflectionsCorporal Gordon,
It was a very sad occasion when this happened. You are truly missed. Rest my brother.
TSgt
USAF Security Forces
May 18, 2024
Recent LODD Deaths

Deputy Sheriff Antonio Aleman
Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: July 8, 2025

Officer Miguel Cano
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: July 2, 2025

Deputy Sheriff Devin Mason
Darlington County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: July 1, 2025

Detention Officer Francisco Paul Flattes
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: June 30, 2025

Police Officer Kelvin Patrick
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: February 6, 2025

Supervisory Special Agent Dennis M. Wagner, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: March 5, 2025

Police Officer Kendall Isaiah Corder
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: June 29, 2025

Undersheriff Brandon Gaede
Phillips County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: June 27, 2025

Sergeant Shiou Deng
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: June 23, 2025