Trooper First Class
William P Mills, Jr.

Date of Appointment:	July 6, 1970
Date of Death:	June 8, 1979
NLEOM Panel:	Panel 06
NLEOM Section:	E - 04
Details:	Mills, William P. Jr. - Trooper First Class, 32 years old, 8 years and 11 months of service from July 6, 1970 to June 8, 1979. While investigating a domestic complaint involving neighbors, Mills was shot with a .38 caliber pistol. He fell to the ground and attempted to get his service revolver, when he was struck in the chest area with a bullet from a high powered rifle. He died a short time later at Peninsula General Hospital. Incident occurred at a trailer site in Brookview, a small town next to Rhodesdale, MD, address of Rt. 1 -Box 35A, Rhodesdale.