Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Bomb
Incident Date: 1/13/1972
Weapon: Explosives; Bomb
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Patrolman Ross Flavel was killed when a bomb exploded after he responded to the scene of a robbery. A suspect had called a pharmacy owner at home stating he needed a prescription filled as an emergency. When the store owner arrived the suspect told him he had a bomb and ordered the pharmacist to give him drugs. The pharmacist's wife called police and responding officers took the man into custody. As Patrolman Flavel bent down to examine an object at the scene, the item exploded and killed him. The suspect was convicted of Patrolman Flavel's murder and sentenced to life in prison.
