Sergeant Donald C. Benson, Sr.

Donald C. Benson, Sr.

Sergeant Donald Benson succumbed to a gunshot sustained the previous day when he was shot as he and another deputy attempted to serve a court order for an emergency mental health evaluation.

As the two deputies approached the suspect's home in the Litwalton section of the county, the man opened the door and fired a .25 caliber handgun, fatally wounding Sergeant Benson.

The other deputy returned fire and wounded the suspect in the abdomen. The man was taken into custody and committed to a state hospital.

Sergeant Benson had served with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office for eight years. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.