Trooper First Class
Lauren M Ridge

Date of Appointment:	May 1, 1946
Date of Death:	July 14, 1950
NLEOM Panel:	Panel 43
NLEOM Section:	E - 02
Details:	Ridge, Lauren M. - Trooper First Class, 28 years old, 4 years and 2 months of service from May 1, 1946 to July 14, 1950. Trooper First Class Ridge was shot disarming a deranged man. Two tax assessors had reported to the property of Steve Orris to value it. Mr. Orris met them with a rifle and fired a shot. Trooper First Class Ridge was called to the scene. He tried to disarm Orris and a scuffle took place. Ridge obtained possession of the rifle, but Orris pulled a revolver and shot Ridge five times at close range. Occurred at the Orris home on Northern Avenue, north of Hagerstown.