DONALD W GASKIN
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 23-E: 2
Department: Louisville, Kentucky, P.D.
End of Watch: December 30, 1969
Cause: SHOT
Age: 31
Years of Service: 5
Description: Officer Gaskin and Detective James Ratliff were shot when they responded to a robbery in progress call. After calling for back-up, Officer Gaskin entered the establishment and was shot. Detective James Ratliff, who answered the call for back-up, was shot in the chest as he arrived on the scene. Officer Gaskin succumbed to his wounds before reaching the hospital. Detective Ratliff succumbed to his injuries approximately five hours later during surgery. Two other officers and two suspects were wounded in an exchange of gunfire. Four suspects were arrested and charged with murder.
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