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On January 31, 1986, Leonard B. Wilcox, a 37-year-old police officer with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, was tragically shot and killed while attempting to question a suspicious man at the Brecksville Veterans Administration Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Officer Wilcox and his colleague, Officer Mark Decker, were armed only with mace due to administrative guidelines. The suspect, Justin A. Claytor, a 28-year-old Army veteran diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia ...Read More
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Leonard B. Wilcox
Male
Cleveland
OH
1986-01-31
37
Leonard
Wilcox
11/27/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I've been reading about the tragic events surrounding Officer Wilcox and Officer Decker, and my hear... ...Read More
03/04/2024
03/04/2024
I’ve been doing some digging into the background of mental health assessments for veterans and it ... ...Read More
12/02/2023
12/02/2023
Has anyone else looked into the administrative guidelines that limited Officer Wilcox and Officer De... ...Read More
01/10/2023
01/10/2023
