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On the evening of December 10, 1972, 26-year-old African-American Patrolman John Charles Thomas of the Tuscaloosa Police Department was fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance at 4223 20th Street in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Having served with the department for two years, Patrolman Thomas was engaged in a routine call that turned deadly. As officers were conversing with family members in the kitchen, the suspect fired a 12-gauge shotgun through a bedroom door, striking Patrolman Thom ...Read More
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John Charles Thomas
Male
White / Caucasian
Tuscaloosa
AL
1972-12-10
26
John
Charles Thomas
11/24/2025
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I recently came across the tragic case of Patrolman John Charles Thomas, who lost his life while bra... ...Read More
11/01/2024
11/01/2024
I was reading about the tragic case of Officer John Charles Thomas, and I can't help but think about... ...Read More
04/20/2023
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