Bio & Incident Details
Age: 27
Tour: 2 years
Badge # 174
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 8/24/2011
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Charged with capital murder
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Police Officer Justin Sollohub succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day while involved in a foot pursuit.
Officer Sollohub was on patrol at about 11:00 am when he stopped his vehicle to make contact with a pedestrian near the intersection of 19th Street and Moore Avenue. As Officer Sollohub exited his patrol car the man fled on foot.
As Officer Sollohub chased the man around the side of a house he was shot once in the head. A responding officer located him and immediately began tending to his wound. He was transported to a local hospital before being flown to Birmingham. He remained on life support until his organs could be donated.
The man who shot Officer Sollohub was arrested later in the day after a massive manhunt. He faces capital murder charges in connection with Officer Sollohub's murder.
Officer Sollohub had served with the Anniston Police Department for two years. He is survived by his parents.
