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David Bruce Ladner, a 33-year-old Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper, tragically lost his life on April 12, 1987, following a fatal encounter on Interstate 10 in Harrison County, Mississippi. On April 10, 1987, Trooper Ladner conducted a routine traffic stop and requested consent to search the vehicle. The driver, who was later identified as a suspect wanted in Florida, produced a .38 caliber revolver and shot Trooper Ladner in the chest, knocking him to the ground. The suspect then shot him a s ...Read More
Victim Details

David Bruce Ladner

Male

White / Caucasian

Harrison

MS

1987-04-10

33

David

Bruce Ladner

11/17/2025