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Officer John Arthur Adair | Oxnard Police Department, California
Oxnard Police Department, California

Officer

John Arthur Adair

Oxnard Police Department, California

End of Watch: Tuesday, October 7, 1980

Biographical Info

Age: 31
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 18

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 7, 1980
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Officer Adair was shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute. Despite being mortally wounded, Officer Adair, and his partner, were able to return fire and killed the suspect.

Officer Adair's wife was on a ride along with him at the time and witnessed the shooting.

Officer Adair was survived by his wife and two children. One of his children later became an Oxnard police officer.