U.S. Navy · United States 
Charles Wilkerson
1974
Charles Leroy Wilkerson served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Deputy Charles Wilkerson was shot and killed when he stopped two suspects who had just committed an armed robbery. At the time, Deputy Wilkerson did not know the robbery had occurred. He had stopped the suspects on Interstate 10 near Pine Forest Road for a routine traffic stop. He talked to the men in the vehicle and went back to his patrol car. The driver exited his vehicle and shot Deputy Wilkerson twice in his head. The men fled to Alabama. One of the suspects was shot and killed a short time later. The driver was sentenced to death, but his sentence was overturned to life in prison. Deputy Wilkerson was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his son, two stepsons, his mother, and a sister.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff
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