DAVID W CLARK
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 45-W: 4
Department: Memphis, Tennessee, P.D.
End of Watch: May 21, 1973
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Officer Clark and his partner answered a shots fired call. When they arrived, they found four dead bodies and a wounded federal agent. Officer Clark pursued the suspect, fired a round then took cover behind a building. The suspect fired a shot which pierced the wall of the building and struck Officer Clark in the head. Officer Clark was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The gunman, who had barricaded himself, was shot to death by law enforcement officers as he emerged with rifle in hand.
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