Howard Edward Dutton

Death by Force

On October 2, 1987, Deputy Sheriff Howard Edward Dutton, aged 59, of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office in Alabama, was fatally shot while assisting the Robertsdale Police Department with a suicide call. The incident occurred behind a store on Chicago Street in Robertsdale, where the suspect was seated behind an abandoned building armed with a shotgun. During negotiations, the suspect fired a single shot, striking Deputy Dutton in the upper abdomen. Officers returned fire, wounding the suspect, ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff Howard Edward Dutton

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