Dave Alcox

Death by Force

Patrolman Dave L. Alcox, age 27, of the Oak Hill Police Department in Hitchcock, Ohio, was shot and killed on January 15, 1980, while making a traffic stop on State Route 93. Alcox, who was male and Caucasian, had pulled over a vehicle driven by Lloyd Eugene Brofford, who was wanted in Jackson for writing bad checks. After running a driver's license check, Alcox asked Brofford to come to his patrol car. Once they reached the patrol car, Brofford shot Alcox in the chest before fleeing the scene. ...Read More

Patrolman Dave L. Alcox, Oak Hill Police Department, Ohio