On June 7, 2003, in Fayette, Alabama, Corporal James Eddie Crump, aged 40, was fatally shot while performing his duties at the Fayette Police Department. During the early morning hours, Corporal Crump and Officer Arnold Strickland were processing an 18-year-old suspect arrested for operating a stolen vehicle. During the booking process, the suspect seized one of the officers' service weapons and opened fire, killing both Corporal Crump and Officer Strickland. The assailant then proceeded to the
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