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U.S. Navy · United States 
Gary Sumpter
1969
Gary Lavaughn Sumpter served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Patrolman Gary Sumpter was shot and killed during a vehicle pursuit that went into a wooded area. The subject he was chasing rounded a curve, stopped his car, and waited with a rifle for the officers to come around the curve. When Patrolman Sumpter appeared the man opened fire, killing him. The man also shot and wounded a state trooper before committing suicide. Patrolman Sumpter was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Toledo Police Department
Patrolman
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