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Detective Corporal John Robert Christian Jr., aged 35, was a dedicated officer with the Harrisburg Police Bureau in Pennsylvania. On the night of April 18, 1978, he was working a secondary job as a uniformed security officer at a beer distributor. Around 8:30 PM, he was informed of a robbery in progress at the grocery store area of the beer distributor. As he approached the suspects outside the store, he was shot and killed. He was taken to Harrisburg Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries ...Read More
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John Robert Christian, Jr.
Male
White / Caucasian
Harrisburg
PA
1978-04-18
35
John
Christian
11/23/2025
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