Herbert Evans

In the summer of 1988, a promising career in law enforcement was tragically cut short within the very walls meant to represent safety and order. Herbert Lee Evans, Jr., a 23-year-old male police officer with the Augusta Police Department, had been on the force for a mere nine months. His time in service came to a sudden and heartbreaking end on July 3, 1988, inside the Augusta-Richmond County Joint Law Enforcement Center.

On that fateful day, a fellow officer was handling a service revolv ...

Reflections for Police Officer Herbert Lee Evans, Jr.

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