James Mitchell

Sergeant James Delbert Mitchell Jr., aged 43, was a dedicated officer with the Amarillo Police Department in Texas. On November 11, 1985, while returning home from work, he witnessed a one-car accident on Interstate 27. Still in uniform, Mitchell stopped to render aid. The driver of the vehicle, Randall Wayne Hafdahl, fled the scene, and Mitchell pursued him. When Hafdahl was cornered by a locked gate, he turned and shot Mitchell four times with a 9 mm handgun. Mitchell, unfortunately, did not h ...

Sergeant James Delbert Mitchell, Jr.

Hometown Hero: APD's Sgt. James Delbert Mitchell, Jr.