U.S. Air Force · United States 
Alvin Kohler
1978
Alvin Vincent Kohler served the U.S. Air Force for 3 years. Alvin also served in the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Trooper Alvin Kohler was shot and killed in Miami when he stopped to help a disabled motorist on the Florida Turnpike at SW 168th Street. Trooper Kohler stopped for a car on fire. He requested a tow truck and started writing the 15-year-old driver a citation for failure to comply with a restriction on his license. When the tow truck arrived, the youth opened fire with a handgun, killing the trooper and the tow truck driver. The suspect and a 13-year-old companion then fled in the tow truck. Minutes later, they were captured by two Florida City police officers. The shooter was convicted of two counts of murder and robbery and sentenced to three life terms in prison. As of November 22, 2020, he was in prison. Trooper Kohler was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 11 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, two brothers, and a sister.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1974 – 1977
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Florida Highway Patrol
Trooper
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