ALBERT MURPHY HOWELL

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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 16-E: 26
Department: Raeford, North Carolina, P.D.
End of Watch: September 15, 1940
Cause: PHYS
Age: 37
Years of Service: 12
Description: Patrolman Howell suffered a heart attack while in foot pursuit of a suspect. Patrolman Howell pursued suspect wanted for robbery into a local cemetery. The suspect hid behind a large tombstone and waited for Patrolman Howell. When Patrolman Howell ran into the cemetery the suspect attacked him from behind. Patrolman Howell was transported to a local hospital where he had a heart attack and died the next day.
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