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Police Officer Robert Allen Draper, aged 23, died on January 27, 1927, in an unfortunate accident while serving with the Anniston Police Department in Anniston, Alabama. The incident occurred at the Anniston Police Station, where a confiscated pistol was accidentally discharged.
Officer Draper's death was a result of inadvertent gunfire. The accident happened when the pistol, which had been taken into police custody, was handled in a way that led to its unintended discharge. This tragic ...Read More
Officer Draper's death was a result of inadvertent gunfire. The accident happened when the pistol, which had been taken into police custody, was handled in a way that led to its unintended discharge. This tragic ...Read More
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Robert Draper
Male
White / Caucasian
Anniston
AL
1927-01-27
23
Robert
Draper
Accidental
11/08/2025
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I came across the story of Officer Robert Allen Draper and was struck by how incidents like this ser... ...Read More
04/04/2024
04/04/2024
I've been thinking a lot about the tragic loss of Officer Robert Allen Draper, and something that's ... ...Read More
03/06/2024
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