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Deputy Sheriff Clendon Paul West Sr., aged 27, was shot and killed on September 11, 1995, while on duty in Smithfield, North Carolina. Deputy West and another deputy were responding to a call to verify the address of a man wanted on several warrants. Upon arriving at the mobile home park, they were met with gunfire. Deputy West was fatally wounded, and the other deputy was also shot and injured. The suspect, a 31-year-old man, was apprehended two days later at a city rail station in New York Cit ...Read More
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Clendon Paul West, Sr.
Male
White / Caucasian
Smithfield
NC
1995-09-11
27
Clendon
Paul West Sr.
11/22/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I was reading about the tragic case of Deputy Sheriff Clendon Paul West Sr., and I just can't stop t... ...Read More
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
It's been nearly three decades since we lost Deputy Sheriff Clendon Paul West Sr., and his legacy co... ...Read More
01/10/2025
01/10/2025
I've been thinking about Deputy West's case, and it really hits hard how fast life can change. Imagi... ...Read More
01/10/2023
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