Grant Loren Wilson, 32, was killed on August 1, 1981, in Sacramento, California, while serving an arrest warrant for a man who had failed to pay child support. Wilson was an investigator with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and had previously served as a deputy with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.

Wilson was fatally shot and his partner was critically wounded; officers returned fire and the 38-year-old suspect was shot and killed at the scene. There were no further arrests or additional suspects tied to the incident.

Wilson’s death was remembered by the Sacramento County law enforcement community and his service has been memorialized among those who fell in the line of duty. If anyone knew Investigator Wilson or has information about that day, please share what you remember.