Remembering Trooper First Class William P. Mills, Jr, Maryland State Police | EOW June 8th, 1979

Friday 5/18: "Trooper Mills was shot and killed while investigating a domestic complaint involving two neighbors in Brookview, Maryland. While on the scene he was shot in the chest with a .38 caliber handgun and knocked down. As he attempted to draw his weapon he was shot in the chest with a high powered rifle. The man who shot him also shot and killed the neighbor he had been arguing with. On November 6, 1979, the 68 year-old suspect was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to a mental institution. Trooper Mills had been with the agency for almost nine years." Source: ODMP.

June 2015 "Maryland State Police Remembers TFC William P. Mills, Jr.": On this day in 1979, TFC William P. Mills, Jr. was investigating a domestic complaint between neighbors, when he was shot in the chest with a high powered rifle. He died a short time later at Peninsula General Hospital. TFC Mills was 32 years old at the time of his death. He had served the MSP for 8 years and 11 months. He was a military veteran, and served in the United States Air Force in Vietnam. Source: MSP Facebook page.

Photo via MSP Facebook page, September 2010.

May 2009: "Officers killed in the line of duty remembered"

Thank you to all of our law enforcement agencies and departments. We are grateful for you each and every day! Stay safe and God bless you all.



Sincerely,
Delmarva Supports Law Enforcement

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