Ralph Allen Ablanedo

Death by Force

Ralph Allen Ablanedo, a 26-year-old white male police officer, was tragically killed on May 18, 1978, in Austin, Texas. Officer Ablanedo was conducting a routine traffic stop in the 900 block of East Live Oak Street when he was fatally shot. After ticketing the driver, Sheila Meinert, for driving without a license, Officer Ablanedo began to run a check on the male passenger, David Lee Powell. Powell, who had warrants for misdemeanor theft and hot checks, opened fire with a fully automatic AK-47 ...Read More

Police Officer Ralph Allen Ablanedo

Ralph Allen Ablanedo (1952-1978) - Find a Grave Memorial

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