In the late summer of 1989, a senseless act of violence cut short the life of a dedicated public servant in Florence, South Carolina. Lieutenant Richard Walters Gould, a 35-year-old male officer with the Florence Police Department, was on duty at the front desk of the police station located in the City-County Complex on August 22nd. He had been a respected member of the force for over eleven years, known for his commitment to the community he served.
On that tragic afternoon, a man entere
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