Florida Department of Corrections, Florida
End of Watch Tuesday, December 15, 1987
Hoyt L. Ergle
Officer Hoyt Ergle succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 29 years earlier when he was accidentally shot in the neck while on the department's firing range. The round severed his spinal cord, rendering him a permanent paraplegic.
Officer Ergle was assigned to the Avon Park Correctional Institution at the time. He was survived by his wife, four children, and eight grandchildren.
Bio
- Age 56
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Accidental)
- Incident Date Saturday, July 19, 1958
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