On Friday, February 13, 1987, Sergeant Robbin Best of the Spokane Police Department suffered a fatal heart attack while training with the department’s SWAT team at Spokane Community College.
He was transported to a nearby hospital where he died.
Sergeant Best served with the Spokane Police Department for 19 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
In addition to maintaining the Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial, Behind the Badge Foundation
delivers critical support to surviving family members after a line of duty death - from grief
resources
to financial support.