LARRY L WETTERLING

Officer Rank: Officer
Memorial Panel: 56-W: 9
Department: California Highway Patrol
End of Watch: March 9, 1973
Cause: SHOT
Age: 30
Years of Service: 6
Description: Officer Wetterling was shot in the head while questioning a drunk driver. Lieutenant Alfred Stewart was shot and killed by the same suspect when he answered the "officer down" call. The suspect was captured and sentenced to life in prison.
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