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Officer Elmer L. Hunter | Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

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Elmer L. Hunter

Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

End of Watch: Wednesday, March 20, 1963

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 24

Tour: 1 year

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 3/20/1963

Weapon: Handgun; .32 caliber

Suspect: Not available

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Officer Hunter was shot and killed while escorting a man off of a city bus on Nichols Avenue. The two became engaged in a struggle and the suspect pulled out a .32 caliber handgun and shot him three times.
Officer Hunter had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and two children.

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