Alleged Murderer. He received notoriety for being the alleged murderer in a very publicized case involving the the death of a California law enforcement officer. On the night of May 8, 1967, the Los Angeles Police Department from the Van Nuys Division received a call that someone had stolen bottles of wine from Dales Market at 6821 Lennox Boulevard. According to witnesses, the alleged thief was a sixteen-year-old named William McKinley Miller, who was later found crouching behind a small wall at the Van Nuys Recreation Center at 14301 Vanowen. It was reported that Miller aimed a 30.06 caliber rifle at Officer Roger Warren firing several shots. Warren, a twenty-three-year-old rookie policeman, who had graduated from the police academy two weeks earlier, was killed. Other officers returned fire killing Miller.
Alleged Murderer. He received notoriety for being the alleged murderer in a very publicized case involving the the death of a California law enforcement officer. On the night of May 8, 1967, the Los Angeles Police Department from the Van Nuys Division received a call that someone had stolen bottles of wine from Dales Market at 6821 Lennox Boulevard. According to witnesses, the alleged thief was a sixteen-year-old named William McKinley Miller, who was later found crouching behind a small wall at the Van Nuys Recreation Center at 14301 Vanowen. It was reported that Miller aimed a 30.06 caliber rifle at Officer Roger Warren firing several shots. Warren, a twenty-three-year-old rookie policeman, who had graduated from the police academy two weeks earlier, was killed. Other officers returned fire killing Miller.
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