Shirley Denise Winston, a 26-year-old African American female, tragically lost her life on December 31, 1990, in Columbus, Georgia. Officer Winston was serving with the Columbus Police Department at the time of her death. The incident occurred when her partner's shotgun accidentally discharged during a struggle with a suspect at Linden Point and Poplar Street. Officer Winston was approaching to assist her partner when the shotgun was fired, striking her below her bulletproof vest. She succumbed
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