GARY GIFFORD

Officer Rank: Trooper
Memorial Panel: 21-W: 9
Department: Nevada Highway Patrol
End of Watch: October 14, 1975
Cause: SHOT
Age: 29
Years of Service: 7
Description: Trooper Gifford was on patrol when he made a routine traffic stop. Trooper Gifford was shot in the back of the head by the motorist, who turned out to be a suspect in a bank robbery. The suspect fled and held four people hostage before surrendering to authorities.
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