Officer Matthew Tokuoka Hoonah Police Department Alaska End of Watch: Saturday, August 28, 2010 « The Munz ~~ Remembering the fallen

Officer Matthew Tokuoka Hoonah Police Department Alaska End of Watch: Saturday, August 28, 2010 « The Munz ~~ Remembering the fallen

Officer Matthew Tokuoka
Hoonah Police Department
Alaska
End of Watch: Saturday, August 28, 2010

Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Barricaded

Officer Matthew Tokuoka and Sergeant Anthony Wallace were ambushed and killed by a lone gunman.
Officer Tokuoka, who was off-duty, was in his car with his family when he stopped to talk to Sergeant Wallace who was standing outside his vehicle. Sergeant Wallace was shot first and Officer Tokuoka went to render aid and was then shot. Officer Tokuoka died early Sunday at a local clinic and Sergeant Wallace died during surgery in Juneau.
The suspect fled to his house and barricaded himself inside while SWAT teams from the Alaska State Troopers and the Juneau Police Department responded to the scene.
Officer Tokuoka was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had worked for the Hoonah Police Department for 18 months. He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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