Bio & Incident Details
Age: 56
Tour: 3 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Weapon: Handgun; Pistol
Offender: Never convicted
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Constable Owens was shot and killed over a dispute involving a local doctor's dog. Constable Owens was attempting to arrest the doctor when the man shot him twice. The doctor was arrested but never tried for the murder.
Constable Owens had served as marshal of Wildwood and constable Sumter County District Three for 3 years and had previously served as a deputy sheriff for Sumter County. He was survived by his wife and two children.
