David Clifton Yarrington, Senior
1947 - 1972 (24 years)-
Name David Clifton Yarrington Suffix Senior Born 25 Apr 1947 , , Delaware, United States Gender Male Died 6 Jan 1972 , , Pennsylvania, United States Buried Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States Person ID I41328 Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23 Last Modified 14 Aug 2023
Father Rodman P. Yarrington, Senior, b. 7 Dec 1920, d. 29 Oct 1991 (Age 70 years) Mother Helen M. Robinson Kozikowska, b. 29 Nov 1921, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States , d. 8 Mar 1992, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States (Age 70 years) Family ID F11650 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Trooper Yarrington and his partner, Trooper Ronald L. Carey, were shot and killed in Pennsylvania by the female accomplice of a suspect they were struggling with.
Both troopers were investigating an armed robbery when they noticed a suspicious vehicle at a nearby hotel over the state line. When they began to investigate the vehicle they became engaged in a struggle with the male suspect. During the struggle the female accomplice shot both troopers.
The two suspects fled and the male suspect was later shot and killed by Maryland State Troopers. The female suspect was returned to Pennsylvania where she was sentenced to death. Her sentence was later commuted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to life in prison.
- Trooper Yarrington and his partner, Trooper Ronald L. Carey, were shot and killed in Pennsylvania by the female accomplice of a suspect they were struggling with.