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Gerald F. "Jerry" Griffin, a 29-year-old officer with the Indianapolis Police Department, tragically lost his life on November 6, 1979. Officer Griffin was responding to a domestic disturbance call at a residence on North 36th Street in Indianapolis. Upon his arrival and approach to the house, he was fatally shot by the suspect, who also wounded two other officers before barricading himself inside the home. The suspect had already killed his former wife and her father and wounded her mother befo ...Read More
Victim Details

Gerald F. Jerry Griffin

Male

Indianapolis

IN

1979-11-06

29

Gerald

Griffin

11/14/2025