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Sam Etheredge

Case from Daytona-beach, FL dated Dec 25, 1980

Victim Details

Sam Edward Etheredge, Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Daytona-beach

FL

1980-12-25

34

Sam

Etheredge

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Sam Edward Etheredge Jr., a 34-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on December 25, 1980, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Officer Etheredge, who served with the Daytona Beach Police Department for ten years, was responding to a disturbance call at the Grandview Apartments located at 141 S. Grandview Avenue. Upon arrival, Officer Etheredge and a responding lieutenant encountered the suspect in his room. The suspect opened fire, striking Officer Etheredge in the torso and wounding the lieutena ...
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