Florida Highway Patrol, Florida
End of Watch Tuesday, September 19, 1978
Add to My HeroesAlvin Vincent Kohler
Trooper Alvin Kohler was shot and killed in Miami when he stopped to help a disabled motorist.
Trooper Kohler requested a tow truck and started writing the 15-year-old driver a citation for failure to comply with a restriction on his license. When the tow truck arrived, the youth opened fire with a handgun killing the trooper and the tow truck driver. The suspect and a 13-year-old companion then fled in the tow truck. Minutes later they were captured by two Florida City police officers.
The shooter was convicted of two counts of murder and robbery and sentenced to three life terms in prison. As of November 22, 2020, he was in prison.
Trooper Kohler was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 11 months.
Bio
- Age 23
- Tour 11 months
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .357 caliber
- Offender Sentenced to life
Most Recent Reflection
View all 51 ReflectionsAlvin,
Class officers of your 1973 Ed White High School graduating class are busy preparing for our 50th reunion. You are well remembered and honored by your friends and all our class members, for the exemplary classmate, person, and LEO you were. May God comfort your family and provide showers of blessings upon them.
Debbie Gaskin Tobin
Ed White Class of '73
February 19, 2023
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