EDWARD SCOTT RICHARDSON

Officer Rank: Master Public Safety Officer
Memorial Panel: 7-W: 28
Department: Aiken, South Carolina, D.P.S.
End of Watch: December 21, 2011
Cause: SHOT
Age: 33
Years of Service: 7
Description: Master Public Safety Officer Richardson was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop. Officer Richardson and two fellow officers were questioning the suspect when the suspect produced a handgun and began firing. Officer Richardson and a second officer were both shot. Officer Richardson was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The second officer survived his injuries. The suspect was shot and wounded in the incident and taken into custody.
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