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| Assistant Chief M.O.Tuck |
Shot and Killed May 28, 1955 |
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A retired school teacher,
Edward Lindley, and his wife
had collected an assortment
of 25 rifles and handguns.
He and his wife boarded
themselves up in their house
and began opening fire on
the neighborhood at large.
Two deputies, Bob Wooten and
Curtis Youngblood arriving
first, were both shot and
killed. A third deputy W.G.
Ergle, Jr. was seriously
wounded when he arrived
shortly after both Wooten
and Youngblood were shot.
Assistant Chief Tuck fired
six shots into a window to
give a trooper time to try
and get the screen out of
the window. The purpose of
this was to be able to fire
tear gas into the house.
After Chief Tuck fired the
shots and turned to reload,
he stood and at that moment
received the fatal shot.
More than 30 deputies, city
police officers, and state
troopers joined in the gun
battle with newspapers
reporting that over 1,000
rounds of ammunition was
fired. The assailants were
never charged as he was
found to be incompetent and
was committed to Florida
State Hospital in
Chattahoochee. His wife was
released in custody of her
daughter in Indiana. |
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