Gregory Thomas Alia

Death by Force

Gregory Thomas Alia, a 32-year-old police officer from Columbia, South Carolina, tragically lost his life in the line of duty on September 30, 2015. Officer Alia was responding to a call about a suspicious person at the Richland Mall when the incident occurred. Along with two other officers, he approached a man inside a van in the mall's parking lot. The suspect, later identified as Jarvis Hall, became uncooperative and fled on foot into the mall. During the ensuing struggle, Hall produced a sto ...Read More

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