On January 3, 2001, in Eden, Idaho, Corporal Phillip Charles Anderson, a 23-year-old White/Caucasian canine officer with two years at the Jerome County Sheriff’s Department, was killed while serving a narcotics search warrant. Anderson and fellow Corporal James Moulson approached the suspect’s residence wearing bulletproof vests; after a knock and announcement went unanswered, they forced entry. Anderson led the entry and was immediately confronted by an armed suspect, and an exchange of gunfire occurred inside the house.

Corporal Anderson was fatally wounded in the initial volley. Corporal Moulson engaged the suspect and was also killed in the ensuing close-quarters gun battle. The suspect, identified as George Timothy Williams, was shot and later died at the scene; investigators determined the fatal round that struck Williams had been fired by Corporal Anderson. No one was arrested or prosecuted for the deaths of the two officers.

If anyone knew Corporal Anderson, where he served, or was in Eden that day, can you share what you remember?