U.S. Air Force · United States 
Allen Bufford
1969
Allen Harvie Bufford served the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Trooper Bufford was shot and killed while making a traffic stop. As Trooper Bufford was writing out a citation to the woman driver for speeding her male passenger exited the vehicle and shot him. The suspect, 31, had recently been paroled from the Arkansas Penitentiary after serving seven years of a 21 year sentence for the murder of a fellow inmate. He was convicted of Trooper Bufford's murder and sentenced to life in prison on January 19th, 1970. He died in prison on August 7, 2005. Trooper Bufford was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Arkansas State Police for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two children.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Arkansas State Police
Trooper
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