Robert Elonzo Sparks

Murdered
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On May 7, 1948, Chief of Police Robert Elonzo Sparks of the Oxford Police Department in Alabama was fatally shot while attempting to arrest a man for public intoxication and disruptive behavior. During the arrest, the suspect seized an assisting officer's revolver, shooting Chief Sparks five times and wounding the other officer in the abdomen. A nearby store owner, who had reported the disturbance, intervened by holding the suspect at gunpoint until additional officers arrived.

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    Victim Details

    Robert Elonzo Sparks

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Oxford

    AL

    1948-05-07

    63

    Robert

    Elonzo Sparks

    Yes

    11/22/2024

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