PAUL N LUTHER
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 7-W: 6
Department: Mechanicville, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: October 30, 1976
Cause: SHOT
Age: 21
Years of Service: 4
Description: Patrolman Luther was shot and killed while on patrol near a restaurant. A sniper opened fire on the establishment, fatally wounding Patrolman Luther, who had given him a speeding ticket two hours earlier. He also killed a civilian and wounded 11 other people. During the siege, he fired over 300 rounds and only quit after a fire started in his apartment.
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