U.S. Navy · United States 
Donald Dean Eustice
1976
Donald D. Eustice served the U.S. Navy for 2 years. Donald served in the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Sheriff Donald Eustice was shot and killed while serving mental commitment papers on a subject. As he and another deputy approached the man's farmhouse, the subject acknowledged them and then shot the unarmed Sheriff Eustice in the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun. The other deputy then ordered the man to drop his gun and took him into custody. The subject, 64, was found incompetent to stand trial and committed to a mental institution at St. Peter where he died in 1984. Sheriff Eustice had served in law enforcement for 24 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and nine children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1946 – 1948
Conflicts
Cold War
Also Served
Waseca County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff
In Our Keeping
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