In the line of duty, 27-year-old Tucson Police Officer Jeffrey H. Ross, a White / Caucasian male, lost his life on the evening of February 18, 1982. With four years of service to the department, he was leading a team of narcotics officers on a 'buy/bust' operation at the Ranch House Bar on North Casa Grande Highway. The target of the raid was the bar's manager, Clifford Hamilton, who was suspected of cocaine distribution.
As Officer Ross and his team entered a back room of the establishme
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