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Gary IN Police Dept. Patch
Resided: Gary (Lake County)
IN, USA
Born: Jul. 06, 1967  
Fallen: Jul. 06, 2014
Race/Sex: Caucasian Male / 47 yrs. of age
Agency
Dept: Gary Police Dept. - IN
555 Polk St  
Gary, IN   46402   USA
(219)881-1214
County: Lake
Dept. Type: Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank: Patrolman
Sworn Date: 8/1995
FBI Class: Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class: Firearm
Agency URL: Click Here
On The Job: 19 years
Bio: Patrolman Jeffery Westerfield was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm and was scheduled to be married in one and a half months.

Survived by:
Daughter
(4)

Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: No Info
Location: 2600 block of Van Buren Street   Gary,   Lake County, IN   USA   Sun. Jul. 06, 2014
Summary: Patrolman Jeffery Westerfield was shot and killed from ambush as he sat in his patrol car in the 2600 block of Van Buren Street.

A citizen called 911 at 5:50 am after discovering Patrolman Westerfield unresponsive in his patrol car. Multiple shell casing found outside of the vehicle. The exact circumstances of his death are unknown. He had responded to the same area on a call earlier in the night.

Three suspects on scene were taken into custody for questioning.

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