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Howard Stevenson

Case from Ceres, CA dated Jan 09, 2005

Victim Details

Howard King Stevenson

Male

Ceres

CA

2005-01-09

39

Howard

Stevenson

06/29/2026

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On January 9, 2005, Sergeant Howard King Stevenson of the Ceres Police Department was tragically killed in the line of duty. At the age of 39, Sergeant Stevenson responded to a call about a suspicious person at a liquor store on North Central Avenue in Ceres, California. The suspect, later identified as 19-year-old Andreas Raya, was reportedly acting erratically and was armed. Upon arrival, the first officer on the scene, Sergeant Sam Ryno, was shot and wounded by Raya. Officer John King, who ar ...
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