WILLIAM HENRY BEARD
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Officer Rank: Captain
Memorial Panel: 49-E: 13
Department: Oxford, Alabama, P.D.
End of Watch: August 19, 1977
Cause: SHOT
Age: 63
Years of Service: 16
Description: Captain Beard was shot and killed while transporting a prisoner to the police department. The prisoner complained that his handcuffs were too tight during the trip. As Captain Beard attempted to loosen the handcuffs the suspect gained control of Captain Beard's service weapon and shot him.
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