Marvin Hansen
1954
Marvin L. Hansen.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Trooper Marvin Hansen was shot and killed after stopping a stolen vehicle near Valentine, Nebraska. The sheriff of Cherry County had received information that the vehicle would be stripped of parts in a rural area, and he and Trooper Hansen set up a stakeout on the Berry Bridge . They stopped the vehicle when it approached, and one of the suspects fled. Trooper Hansen chased the man and was shot and killed about 200 feet from the road. He was killed just minutes before his 29th birthday. The suspect was arrested and initially sentenced to death but was acquitted in a second trial and freed. Trooper Hansen was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Nebraska State Patrol for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, and brother.
Service Record
Also Served
Nebraska State Patrol
Trooper
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