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James Boswell

Case from Houston, TX dated Dec 09, 1989

Victim Details

James Charles Boswell

Male

White / Caucasian

Houston

TX

1989-12-09

29

James

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On December 9, 1989, Officer James Charles Boswell, aged 29, was tragically shot and killed in Houston, Texas. Officer Boswell, a male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a dedicated member of the Houston Police Department, having served for five years. He was born on November 29, 1960, in Meridian, Mississippi.

The incident occurred when Officer Boswell and his partner were conducting a routine traffic stop near the intersection of South Main Street and Westridge Street. A man, later identified ...
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