Deputy Sheriff Yvonne D. Pettit, 45, was killed in an ambush on Monday, December 4, 2006, in Washington Parish, Louisiana. She was on duty with a partner when her estranged husband located the two deputies and opened fire with an AK-47 rifle. Pettit was fatally wounded; her partner, reportedly shot ten times, returned fire and killed the assailant at the scene.

Pettit had served five years with the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office and previously worked as a Correctional Officer at the Slidell Police Department and as an officer with the Abita Springs Police Department. She was a mother of five. The assault was described as sudden and violent and has been cited as an example of the lethal danger posed by domestic violence.

If anyone knew Deputy Pettit, her family, or witnessed events surrounding the ambush, please share any information that might add to the record.