Huntsville Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Tuesday, August 27, 1968
Add to My HeroesWilliam T. Gaskin
Officer William Gaskin was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on Toll Gate Road.
He had radioed to dispatch that he was making the stop and was found by other officers suffering from a gunshot wound. He was still holding the suspect's driver's license when he was found.
The man was committed to a mental institution where he was stabbed to death two years later.
Police Officer Gaskin was a U.S. Army veteran had only served with the Huntsville Police Department for three months. He was survived by his three aunts and uncles.
Bio
- Age 22
- Tour 3 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Murdered in prison
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