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Kristine Fairbanks
US Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks was shot to death. Follow the police investigation into her killing.
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Officer Kristine Fairbanks
United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Biographical Info
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Incident Location: Washington
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Officer Kristine Fairbanks was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle on FS Road 2880 on the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington state. She had radioed the Washington State Patrol dispatch that she would be checking on a van with no license plates at 2:40 pm.
When dispatchers were unable to reach her troopers were dispatched to check on her and found her suffering from a single gunshot wound. Her K9 partner had not been released from her patrol vehicle and was uninjured.
The suspect fled the scene and later murdered a man while stealing his truck. At approximately 9:30 pm he encountered two Clallam County deputies at a convenience store and was killed in the ensuing shootout.
Officer Fairbanks had served with the United States Forest Service for 15 years. She is survived by her husband and 15-year-old daughter.
