OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428717
112069 - TERRE HAUTE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TERRE HAUTE, IN·
Event description
Employee is shot and killed while investigating incident
Investigation abstract
At 2:15 p.m. on July 7, 2021, an employee, a federal detective, was working inside an office building when he heard a loud noise coming from outside the building. An individual had driven up to the gate and thrown a Molotov cocktail at the building. The employee confronted the individual who shot and killed him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 418
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