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Police to
honour
constable
who
was shot
BRISBANE, Wednes
day. - Police Constable
Douglas George Gordon,
26, who died with a
bullet wound through
the head in a house at
lnala this morning, will
he given a funeral with
full police honours to
morrow.
The acting Police Com
missioner, Mr Palethorpe,
described Constable Gor
don's death as "a really
tragic occurrence".
Constable Gordon, mar
ried with two children, was
killed when he went to in
vestigate a disturbance .in
the house.
Gordon had previously
gone to the house late last
night about a domestic
argument. He radioed for
assistance shortly before he
was killed.
Within minutes of Gor
don's death, an lnala police
man, Constable Gregory
Ernest .Polzin, 26, arrived at
the house, disarmed a man
Rnd detained him for ques
tioning.
Police colleagues started
organising a collection today
to help his wife and family.
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