Richard Gammill

Death by Force

Lieutenant Richard W. O. Gammill of the Joplin Police Department, Missouri, succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained nine years earlier while investigating a shooting incident. On May 22, 1980, Lieutenant Gammill responded to a local hotel to assist in the investigation of a man who had reported being shot while driving on the interstate. Upon arrival, the man refused to cooperate with the officers. When Lieutenant Gammill arrived at the scene, the man pulled out a handgun and shot three officers, ...Read More

Lieutenant Richard W. O. Gammill, Joplin Police Department, Missouri

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