On February 21, 1993, Patrolman Brett David Markwood, aged 30, of the Lancaster Police Department in Ohio, was shot and killed while pursuing a suspect. Markwood and other officers had responded to a report of an armed robbery at a Dairy Mart store. They followed footprints in the fresh snow, which led them to the suspect. During the chase, the suspect turned a corner and shot Markwood in the face at close range. The suspect was arrested shortly after, having attempted to submerge himself in a n
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