Earl Ray

Murdered

On March 30, 1974, in Ketchikan, Alaska, 41-year-old Police Officer Earl Ray Hoggard responded to a call from residents who had returned home to find their door open. Upon entering the apartment with his sergeant, Officer Hoggard was met with gunfire from a suspect armed with a .22 caliber rifle, resulting in his fatal injury. The assailant then engaged in a shootout with another officer before committing suicide.

Officer Hoggard had served with the Ketchikan Police Department for one y ...Read More

Police Officer Earl Ray Hoggard

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