Narcotics Detective Donald E. Haynie
March 7, 1940 – June 5, 1970
Detective Donald Haynie, a 5-year veteran, was shot and killed while attempting to make a narcotics arrest in Fillmore. As he and three other narcotics detectives entered the house of a suspected drug dealer, the suspect’s 78-year-old father shot Detective Haynie. The shooting was determined to be a misunderstanding, and the father was never prosecuted. Donald also served as a military police officer in the army.
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