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Patrolman

Jeffrey Brady Westerfield

Gary Police Department — Gary, IN

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 6, 2014

Age 47

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Badge 1320

The Vigil Panel 163 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 14

Incident

Patrolman Jeffery Westerfield was shot and killed from ambush as he sat in his patrol car in the 2600 block of Van Buren Street.

A citizen called 911 at 5:50 am after discovering Patrolman Westerfield suffering from gunshot wounds in his patrol car, with multiple shell casings found outside of the vehicle. The exact circumstances of his death are unknown. He had responded to the same area on a call earlier in the night.

Three subjects were taken into custody in connection with Patrolman Westerfield's murder the following day. The subject who shot Patrolman Westerfield was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Patrolman Westerfield was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Gary Police Department for 19 years. He is survived by his four daughters, a son, and a fiancee. Patrolman Westerfield was killed on his 47th Birthday.

Survivors

He is survived by his four daughters, a son, and a fiancee.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Westerfield gave the Gary Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gary community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Gary Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Gary, Lake County, IN

Platform Identity garypd.lake.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 6, 2014

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 47

Badge Number 1320

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Jeffrey Brady Westerfield served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Jeffrey Brady Westerfield is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IN, 311 of 504 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Gary Police Department, 10 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Gary Police Department

of 15 officers

66.7% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 504 officers

61.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious