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| Policeman Lawrence B. Aytes
Charleston Police Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Friday, June 17, 1955 Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Fire
Date of Incident: Friday, June 17, 1955
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Policeman Aytes was killed while attempting to rescue a citizen during the Charleston Tidewater Terminal fire.
Detective James Tindal and Sergeant Jessie Benton were killed in an automobile accident while returning to Charleston from Charlotte, North Carolina, to assist at the fire scene. The wives of both officers were also killed in the accident.
Policeman Aytes was survived by his wife and child. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
