DAVID DAWSON HEFNER

Officer Rank: Chief Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 28-W: 6
Department: Lane County, Oregon, S.O.
End of Watch: July 13, 1957
Cause: SHOT
Age: 36
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Hefner and Oregon State Police Officer Charles Sanders were killed while responding to a family disturbance call in the River Road area. Deputy Hefner was shot in the back and died five months later from his injuries. The suspect shot and killed Officer Sanders then shot and killed himself.
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