David Scott Gogian

2012

Life Keepsakes Service Also Served In Our Keeping

David Scott Gogian served the U.S. Marine Corps. David also served in the U.S. Air Force. David served during the years of the Cold War, the Iraq, the Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism.

How He Died

Manner Homicide

Cause Gunshot wound

Mechanism Firearm

What Happened

Corporal David Gogian and Police Officer Jeff Atherly were shot and killed while checking on a suspicious vehicle in a grocery store parking lot, at 1400 SW Huntoon Street, shortly after 6:00 pm.

Several minutes after making contact with the multiple subjects in the vehicle one them opened fire, fatally wounding Officer Atherly and Corporal Gogian. A third officer on the scene was not wounded. The subject who opened fire fled in the vehicle. He was located in a home on SW Western where he barricaded himself for several hours. He was eventually shot and killed after exiting the home while carrying a firearm.

Corproal Gogian was a U.S. military veteran and had served with the Topeka Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

1981 – 1981

U.S. Air Force

1993 – 1994

U.S. Air Force

2003 – 2003

Conflicts

Cold War Iraq Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism

Also Served

Topeka Police Department

Corporal

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