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- Apr. 06, 1967 - 		(19261)

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West Palm Beach Police Dept. Patch
Resided: FL, USA
Born: Unk  
Fallen: Apr. 06, 1967
Race/Sex: Caucasian Male
Agency
Dept: West Palm Beach Police Dept. - FL
600 Banyan Blvd  
West Palm Beach, FL   33401   USA
(561)822-1900
County: Palm Beach
Dept. Type: Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank: Officer
Sworn Date: Unk
FBI Class: Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class: Police
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Bio: Not Available
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: No Info
Location: FL   USA   Thu. Apr. 06, 1967
Summary: Officer Fletcher and Officer Richard Van Curler were shot and killed while responding to a disturbance at a local bank at 45th Street and Broadway. The bank manager had called after hours to report a man pounding on the doors and yelling to be let in. After arriving Officer Fletcher contacted the employees of the bank and then went to talk to the man who was still in front of the bank. The man continued to shout and cause as a disturbance as Officer Fletcher tried to talk to him. Because portable radios were not used at the time Officer Fletcher returned to his cruiser to call for backup. As Officer Fletcher completed his transmission the man began walking towards him and met him at the curb. The man then struck him and knocked him down. During the ensuing struggle the suspect gained control of Officer Fletcher's revolver and shot him twice. At that moment Officer Van Curler arrived on his motorcycle. The suspect immediately opened fire, shooting through the motorcycle's windshield and striking Officer Van Curler in the chest. After walking over to Officer Van Curler the suspect then attempted to shoot him again but the gun was empty. He then took Officer Van Curler's weapon. Officer Fletcher had managed to get to his feet but the suspect shot him again with Officer Van Curler's weapon, fatally wounding him. Other officers arrived on the scene and took the suspect into custody. The suspect was commited to a mental hospital where he later died.

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