ISP Officer Linda Huff Awarded Posthumuously
In the 8th annual ceremony for Idaho officers killed in the line of duty, Gov. Dirk Kempthorne presented the first-ever Idaho Medal of Honor to the children of fallen ISP Trooper Linda Huff (pictured), who was killed in 1998. Huff was attacked by Scott Yager as she walked from the Coeur d'Alene regional office on the night of June 17, 1998. Yager shot Huff 11 times with a semiautomatic handgun, but Huff was able to fire back, wounding Yager twice before she died. You can find The Idaho Statesman's complete report on the ceremony here.
DFO: It's been almost 7 years since Officer Huff fell in the line of duty; yet, rarely do I drive past the ISP HQ on Prairie without thinking of the ultimate sacrifice made by this brave woman.
