Officer Gerald Eugene Cline of the Albuquerque Police Department was killed in the line of duty on February 24, 1983. He was 35 and had served with the department for 13 years when he responded to a call involving a man with a gun; the response led to a shooting that cost him his life.

Cline’s death was a loss to the department and the community he served. Beyond the date, age, length of service, and that the call involved an armed man, few operational details are given and no specific investigative outcomes are reported.