Trooper Phillip A. Black, Florida Highway Patrol, Florida

Trooper Phillip A. Black

Florida Highway Patrol, Florida

End of Watch Friday, February 20, 1976

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Phillip A. Black

Trooper Phillip Black was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle that contained narcotics at a rest stop on I-95 south of Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

During the stop at least one of the subjects in the car opened fire, killing Trooper Black. Corporal Donald Irwin, of the Ontario Provincial Police, Canada, was riding along with Trooper Black while on vacation. When Corporal Irwin went to assist Trooper Black he was also shot and killed.

One of the subjects in the vehicle was on parole.

Two men and a woman were arrested and charged with their murders. One of the men was convicted of capital murder and executed on May 4th, 1990.

Trooper Black had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for nine years.

Bio

Age 39
Tour 9 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Executed in 1990

narcotics, parolee, suspicious vehicle

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I also grew up in the little section of Hillsboro pines. Officer Black took me, my brother, the Masseys some others camping. He was telling us stories around the campfire, after we fell asleep, he burst out of his camper and fired 2 rounds and told us he saw Bigfoot, scared us to death. I thought of him today. My family moved from there a few months after his death, I was 11, I found out when Mrs. Dee McFarland told us when she picked us up from school, she was crying. Will never forget him, nice man. I hope his son scooter and his mom recovered and lived good lives. Buddy King.

Benjamin king
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February 14, 2025