Winnfield Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Saturday, September 26, 1992
Age: 61
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 26, 1992
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death
Patrolman Narvin Powell was shot and killed while arresting a burglary suspect.
Patrolman Powell found the suspect hiding under a desk of a local business he had broken into. He was placing handcuffs on the subject when the subject attacked him, gained control of his service revolver, and shot him.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life.