Linda Carol Huff

Idaho State Police — Meridian, ID

Felonious

End of Watch June 17, 1998

Age 33

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 2 mo

Badge 512

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Trooper Linda Huff was shot and killed in the parking lot behind the Idaho State Police District 1 station in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, at approximately 11:00 pm. A male subject had ridden his bike to the facility and ambushed Trooper Huff, shooting her 17 times. Two of the rounds were stopped by her vest and one severed her spinal cord, paralyzing her from the waist down. During the shootout Trooper Huff was able to return fire and struck the man once in the shoulder and once in the throat. The man was arrested moments later while walking down the street. Trooper Huff was pronounced dead at the scene. On February 5th, 1999, the man was found guilty of first degree premeditated murder of a police officer and commission of a felony with a deadly weapon. On August 16th, 1999, he was sentenced to life without parole. The judge presiding over the case refused to sentence the suspect to death by claiming the state had failed to show the crime was committed with aggravating circumstances. Trooper Huff had served with the Idaho State Police for 14 months. She is survived by her husband, who is also an Idaho State Trooper, and three children. On May 13th, 2005, Trooper Huff was posthumously awarded the first ever Idaho Law Enforcement and Firefighting Medal of Honor.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband, who is also an Idaho State Trooper, and three children.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Trooper Huff gave the Idaho State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Idaho. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Huff.

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

Agency

Department Idaho State Police

Location Meridian, ID

Platform Identity isp.id.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 1998

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 2 mo

Age 33

Badge Number 512

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; 9 mm

Offender Sentenced to life w/out parole

Trooper Linda Carol Huff is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Idaho State Police, 1 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Idaho State Police

of 4 officers

25% Felonious

ID — Statewide

of 71 officers

62% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious