Rebecca
09-14-2000, 09:57 PM
He pleaded for his life...
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*Deputy Sheriff William Giacomo
Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, WV
Cause of Death: Gunfire
End of Watch: September 11, 2000
Date of Incident: September 11, 2000
Time of Incident: 0005 hours
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 2 yr
Suspect Info: Fled scene
Weapon Used: Handgun; .22 caliber
Deputy Giacomo was shot and killed by a suspect who he had just arrested for a DUI violation. Deputy Giacomo had brought the suspect out of the holding cell at the sheriff's department and was processing him for a breathalyzer test when he paused to answer the phone. As he turned back around the suspect displayed a small pistol that he had concealed in his boot during his initial search. A struggle ensued and the suspect shot Deputy Giacomo in the head while the deputy was pleading not to be shot. The entire incident was videotaped on the department's monitoring system.
Another deputy entered the building several minutes after the shooting and called for assistance. Deputy Giacomo was transported to a local hospital where he died later in the day. The suspect fled the scene and was the focus of a large manhunt by over 16 agencies.
Deputy Giacomo was the first Nicholas County deputy to be killed in the line of duty. He had been in law enforcement for two years and is survived by his wife.
*as reported by the ODMP
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I don't know if they ever caught his killer. All I know is that this Deputy now lays dead. http://www.officer.com/ubb/frown.gif Please be careful, everyone.
Rest in peace... Deputy Giacomo.
http://www.officer.com/ubb/frown.gif
************************************************** *****
*Deputy Sheriff William Giacomo
Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, WV
Cause of Death: Gunfire
End of Watch: September 11, 2000
Date of Incident: September 11, 2000
Time of Incident: 0005 hours
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 2 yr
Suspect Info: Fled scene
Weapon Used: Handgun; .22 caliber
Deputy Giacomo was shot and killed by a suspect who he had just arrested for a DUI violation. Deputy Giacomo had brought the suspect out of the holding cell at the sheriff's department and was processing him for a breathalyzer test when he paused to answer the phone. As he turned back around the suspect displayed a small pistol that he had concealed in his boot during his initial search. A struggle ensued and the suspect shot Deputy Giacomo in the head while the deputy was pleading not to be shot. The entire incident was videotaped on the department's monitoring system.
Another deputy entered the building several minutes after the shooting and called for assistance. Deputy Giacomo was transported to a local hospital where he died later in the day. The suspect fled the scene and was the focus of a large manhunt by over 16 agencies.
Deputy Giacomo was the first Nicholas County deputy to be killed in the line of duty. He had been in law enforcement for two years and is survived by his wife.
*as reported by the ODMP
************************************************** *****
I don't know if they ever caught his killer. All I know is that this Deputy now lays dead. http://www.officer.com/ubb/frown.gif Please be careful, everyone.
Rest in peace... Deputy Giacomo.
http://www.officer.com/ubb/frown.gif