DONALD C BENSON SR
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Officer Rank: Sergeant
Memorial Panel: 44-E: 12
Department: Lancaster County, Virginia, S.O.
End of Watch: November 5, 1981
Cause: SHOT
Age: 34
Years of Service: 8
Description: Sergeant Benson was shot when 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, the man opened the door and fired, fatally wounding Sergeant Benson. The suspect was committed to a state hospital.
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