J C MAGAR
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Officer Rank: Trooper
Memorial Panel: 5-E: 22
Department: Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
End of Watch: June 29, 1975
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: 5
Description: Trooper Magar was shot and killed after being abducted at gunpoint. He had stopped to assist a disabled motorist and had given the couple a ride to the Hugo Police Department so they could call for assistance. After the man called for help he then came back into the police station, grabbed Trooper Magar's weapon, and demanded a ride to the airport. As they approached his cruiser Trooper Magar noticed several city and county officers standing at the corner of the building. As he attempted to run for cover the suspect shot at him, striking him in the side. The suspect then ran across the street and committed suicide. Trooper Magar was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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