RALPH K GHIVIZZANI

Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 21-W: 6
Department: Hampton, Virginia, P.D.
End of Watch: February 6, 1943
Cause: SHOT
Age: 28
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Patrolman Ghivizzani was shot and killed while investigating a report of a domestic disturbance. A young boy came to the police station and informed the desk officer that his father was at home waiting for his mother to return, at which time he was going to kill her. When Patrolman Ghivizzani arrived on the scene he was shot in the head by the suspect. The man held other officers at bay for several hours before committing suicide.
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