William Phillip Kellogg

How they died

Deadly force

Around 2:30 a.m., a black car, containing three suspected burglars from Georgia, ran a stop sign. Officer Felix Pantoja,36, pursued. The car crashed near a cotton field. Kellogg and a woman left the other. Kellogg drew a pistol. The officer and Kellogg shot each other by moonlight at a range of about 10 yards. Kellogg shot the officer's right arm. The officer continued to shoot with his left hand. Kellogg, struck repeatedly, died. Officer Pantoja, wearing a bullet-resistant vest, survived. He received an honor pin, a purple heart pin and a medal of valor.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that William Phillip Kellogg, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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