Deputy Sheriff David Eugene Foster, 43, was killed on December 17, 1984, in Gold Beach, Oregon, while responding to a domestic disturbance. According to reports, a 57-year-old man lay in wait and opened fire as Foster stepped out of his patrol car; a single shot proved fatal. The attack occurred on a routine call that turned into a deadly ambush, shocking the Curry County Sheriff’s Office and the local community.

The suspect was quickly arrested and later convicted of murder; he received a life sentence. Deputy Foster left behind a wife and four children.