Bio & Incident Details
Age: 22
Tour: 1 year, 6 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/24/1972
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Lewis Hurst was shot and killed while executing a narcotics search warrant at a home owned by an elderly couple. The warrant had been issued by the Chesapeake Police Department.
As the Chesapeake and Norfolk officers entered the home at approximately 3:00 am the elderly female occupant fired one shot through the bedroom door, fatally wounding Officer Hurst.
Officer Hurst had served with the agency for only 18 months.
