On Feb. 6, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office unveiled a display honoring Sgt. Ben Wilder, who was killed in the line of duty in July 1962.
Wilder’s widow, Dorothy Wilder Alster, and her children attended the unveiling, as did some retired deputies who were on the scene with Wilder when he died.
The displays depicted the events that happened the day Wilder was killed.
On that day, Wilder and other law enforcement officers responded to Wiggins Road in Plant City to pick up a subject wanted for shooting his father-in-law. Wilder was shot and killed while he was standing at the front door. The suspect later died during a shootout with deputies at the scene.