Bio & Incident Details
Age: 40
Tour: 4 weeks
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/27/1935
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Not available
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Policeman Loper was shot and killed while on his beat. A vehicle pulled up to him and the occupants called him over. When he was approached the occupants opened fire, killing him. The following week the same three suspects robbed a bank and shot and killed Deputy James Wilson of the Grady County Sheriff's Department.
Policeman Loper had been with the agency for three weeks and was survived by his wife and child.
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