| Detective Willis Henry Gravell Oro Valley Police Department Arizona End of Watch: Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Biographical Info Age: 49 Tour of Duty: 25 years Badge Number: V42 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: No suspects identified Detective Gravell was shot and killed while questioning a possible illegal immigrant from Mexico. During the questioning he requested backup. When the backup arrived they located Detective Gravell's body with two gunshot wounds in the chest.
Detective Gravell had served in law enforcement for 25 years and had previously served with the Dallas, Texas, Police Department and Boulder County, Colorado, Sheriff's Department. He was survived by his wife and two sons. |