Patrol Officer Louie Gordon Mizelle

Patrol Officer Louie Gordon Mizelle

Anchorage Police Department, Alaska

End of Watch Tuesday, June 6, 1989

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Louie Gordon Mizelle

Patrol Officer Louie Mizelle was shot and killed after responding to a call of shots being fired at an apartment complex in the Mountain View area.

Upon his arrival, the lone gunman shot him five times in the leg, abdomen, and chest with a .22 caliber rifle. Other officers arrived and surrounded the building before storming the room and taking the suspect into custody.

Officer Mizelle was transported to Humana Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds in surgery several hours after the incident.

The subject who shot him had been committed to a psychiatric hospital the previous year. He was found guilty of Officer Mizelle's murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison.

Officer Mizelle had been with the Anchorage Police Department for five and a half years. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

  • Age 35
  • Tour 5 years
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Incident Date Monday, June 5, 1989
  • Weapon Rifle; .22 caliber
  • Offender Sentenced to 99 years

EDP, shots fired call

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I served with Louie at Elmendorf AFB. We were both military police. All these years later I still think of him all the time. He taught me how to shoot a pistol and he did such a great job that we both went to the worldwide championships at Lackland AFB, TX in 1980.

I miss you Louie!

Tony Wasion
USAF Military Police

March 2, 2023

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