On the night of July 12, 1981, in Waterloo, Iowa, 28-year-old police officer Michael Wayne Hoing and his partner, Officer Wayne Rice, responded to a second noise complaint at 1027 Franklin Street. A violent confrontation occurred during the call. Parolee James Michael T-Bone Taylor gained control of Officer Rice’s service weapon and shot Rice; Hoing returned fire but was struck multiple times. Officer Rice died at the scene; Officer Hoing was taken to a local hospital and died the following day, July 13, 1981.

Taylor fled, prompting a statewide manhunt that included assistance from multiple agencies; a deputy responding to a reported sighting died in a crash during the search. Taylor was captured July 17 hiding in a bean field near La Porte City. He was tried and convicted for the killings and received two life terms without parole. Joseph Phams was convicted of murder for his role in the attack, and Johnny Phams pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Officer Hoing, a seven-year veteran of the Waterloo Police Department, was survived by his wife and two sons.