ROY J FORTSON JR
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 24-E: 3
Department: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, S.D.
End of Watch: November 13, 1982
Cause: SHOT
Age: 35
Years of Service: 11
Description: Deputy Fortson was inside a bar when suspect entered and announced a hold-up. When Deputy Fortson attempted to intervene, the suspect shot and killed him.
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