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August 5, 2008: Federal agent Donald Pettit was off-duty when he was shot and killed during an argument outside a post office in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Pettit's 12-year-old daughter witnessed the shooting.
On August 6, 2008, authorities arrested 65-year-old James Patrick Wonder, and charged him with Pettit's murder. Wonder was caught at a dialysis center near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Fast Facts
- Pettit was shot and killed on August 5, 2008
- Shooting happened during an argument outside a post office in Pembroke Pines, Florida FOXNews.com: Slain Federal Agent's Wife Pleads for Help as Authorities... (August 6, 2008)
- August 6, 2008: James Patrick Wonder arrested and charged with Pettit's murder
- Wonder was caught at a Florida dialysis center
- Pettit was married to Ileana Pettit; the couple had two daughtersFOXNews.com: Slain Federal Agent's Wife Pleads for Help as Authorities... (August 6, 2008)
- Pettit's 12-year-old daughter witnessed the shooting
- Pettit worked as a polygrapher with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Pettit was 52 years old when he was killedFOXNews.com: Slain Federal Agent's Wife Pleads for Help as Authorities... (August 6, 2008)
- Pettit was unarmed when he was shot
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