JAMES C SMITH
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Officer Rank: Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 5-W: 14
Department: Barbourville, Kentucky, P.D.
End of Watch: July 20, 1962
Cause: SHOT
Age: 43
Years of Service: 13
Description: Chief Smith was shot as he answered a domestic disturbance call where an intoxicated man was abusing his mother. As Chief Smith approached the residence, he was shot in the abdomen. Chief Smith died in the emergency room. The suspect was shot by responding officers and taken into custody.
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