On April 15, 1977, Arlington police officer John Whiteoak Buckley, 26, was killed while responding to a bank robbery at South Glebe Road and Columbia Pike. Buckley had just left traffic court and was on his way home when he answered the radio call; he was the first officer to arrive. He encountered a suspect exiting the bank and moved to apprehend him when a second person approached from behind and fatally shot Buckley.

Buckley had served nearly five years with the Arlington County Police Department and was survived by his expectant wife. Investigators identified and arrested the getaway driver, who was later sentenced to two years in prison, but the shooter was never apprehended. Police had a suspect they believed responsible but lacked sufficient evidence for prosecution, and the case remains unsolved.

Does anyone have information about the robbery or the people seen near South Glebe Road and Columbia Pike on April 15, 1977?