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Eryk Heck

Case from Allen, IN dated Aug 15, 1997

Victim Details

Eryk Todd Heck

Male

White / Caucasian

Allen

IN

1997-08-15

27

Eryk

Heck

07/26/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of August 15, 1997, a male Allen County Sheriff's Department officer, 27-year-old Eryk Todd Heck, was fatally shot while investigating a burglary in a rural area of the county. The events unfolded at approximately 1:30 a.m. when Officer Heck and his partner discovered a truck parked on an abandoned railroad right-of-way near Till Road, about a mile from the reported burglary.

As the officers were observing the vehicle, a male suspect appeared. When Officer Heck's par ...
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