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Officer Robert Edward Fellows | Wichita Falls Police Department, Texas
Wichita Falls Police Department, Texas

Officer

Robert Edward Fellows

Wichita Falls Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Thursday, August 22, 1968

Biographical Info

Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 4 years, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Accidental
Date of Incident: August 22, 1968
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Fellows and Officer Walter Rappolee were crushed to death when a wall fell onto their patrol car. A large fire had destroyed a section of downtown Wichita Falls and the two officers were sitting in their patrol car in front of one of the damaged buildings when the wall collapsed and landed on top of the car.

Officer Fellows had served with the Wichita Falls Police Department for just over 4.5 years.