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Thomas Hayes

Case from Columbus, OH dated Dec 18, 1979

Victim Details

Thomas Raymond Hayes

Male

White / Caucasian

Columbus

OH

1979-12-18

61

Thomas

Hayes

07/15/2026

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Thomas Raymond Hayes, a 61-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, passed away on January 20, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. His death was ruled a homicide by the Franklin County Coroner, linked to injuries sustained 31 years earlier when he was shot by a teenager while attempting to arrest two teens on a curfew violation. Hayes, who was 30 years old at the time of the shooting, had served with the Columbus Division of Police for seven years.

On December 18, 1979, Hayes responded to a disturbance ...
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