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Officer Alex Hurst | New Brockton Police Department, Alabama
New Brockton Police Department, Alabama

Officer

Alex Hurst

New Brockton Police Department, Alabama

End of Watch: Monday, April 1, 1957

Biographical Info

Age: 65
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 6, 1956
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Died in prison

Officer Hurst succumbed a gunshot wound sustained one year earlier. He was shot in the head with his own weapon during a scuffle with a man he had stopped for running a red light.

The 46-year-old suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. He later died in prison.