 | Officer Gregg Winters
Officer Winters, 32, was shot and killed at 02:50 hours by a prisoner he was
transporting. Officer Winters had arrested the suspect for public
intoxication and had handcuffed him and placed him in the rear seat of the
cruiser. Approximately 1/8 mile from the jail the suspect was able to pull out
a .25 caliber semi automatic handgun he had concealed and shot Officer
Winters in the back of the head and neck five times. Officer Winters is
survived by his wife and two sons and had been with the department for
four years.
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