JOE SMITH JR
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 20-W: 5
Department: Cumberland County, North Carolina, S.O.
End of Watch: January 5, 1974
Cause: SHOT
Age: 41
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Smith was shot and killed by a hitchhiker while giving directions to a truck driver. The truck driver had picked up the hitchhiker. While Deputy Smith sat in his patrol car the suspect exited the truck and shot him in the head. The suspect then stole Deputy Smith's patrol car and wrecked it while being pursued by police. The suspect was captured.
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