Officer Frank A. Story and his partner, Officer Ernest H. Goff, were on the graveyard shift patrolling along U.S. Highway 86 north of Imperial when they stopped a truck-tractor rig for a routine registration check. While Goff radioed, Story stayed with the driver, who maneuvered himself into a position where he could grab Goff’s handgun, and opened fire. Story, 25, was killed instantly. Goff, 44, was wounded but struggled with the suspect and was able to overpower and arrest the killer. The assailant, who had been driving a stolen rig, was charged with murder and attempted murder.
Archives: Fallen Officers
Owen T. Lyon
Roger R. Warren
Paul R. Marks Sr.
Michael V. Wigderson
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Reserve Deputy Michael Wigderson was in Reserve Academy training when he was fatally wounded in a bizarre accident at the Sheriff’s Academy in East Los Angeles. The drill required Deputies Wigderson and Bauer to arrest a suspect, played by their instructor. Somehow, the instructor’s revolver had been loaded with live ammunition rather than blanks, and the training exercise became deadly. All three deputies were transported to local hospitals. Wigderson was fatally wounded in the stomach and shoulder. Deputy Bauer was wounded slightly in one arm. The instructor, Deputy Bradley, was hospitalized in shock.