Police Officer Bill Evans
West Memphis Police Department
Arkansas
End of Watch: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Police Officer Bill Evans and Police Officer Brandon Paudert were shot and killed during a vehicle stop.
Officer Evans and Officer Paudert were on Interstate-40 when they pulled over a vehicle with an out-of-state license plate. During the stop, the occupants of the vehicle opened fire. Both Officer Evans and Officer Paudert were fatally wounded in an exchange of gunfire.
The suspect fled, and were later located at a nearby store. They were shot and killed in a shootout with members of the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, in which the County Sheriff and the Chief of Patrol were seriously wounded.
Officer Evans was a nine year veteran of the department and a member of the Drug Interdiction Unit. He was the nephew of the West Memphis Chief of Police. He is survived by his two children.
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1 comment:
Ok Joe, you fell short on this one!! There were two officers that were shot and killed. Where is the lowdown on the second officer.
My heart and prayers go out to the family of these two men who gave their lives in the line of duty!!!!
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