On a crisp Christmas Eve in 1992, a domestic disturbance call on Heyward Brockington Road in Richland County, South Carolina, took a tragic turn, ending the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Deputy Sheriff Edward Joseph Alva, a 27-year-old male, was a four-year veteran of the Richland County Sheriff's Department with a previous year of service with the Alaska State Troopers. That evening, he and his partner, Deputy Lonnie Rolls, responded to a call involving a mentally ill individual.
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