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Christopher Bruce Anderson

Case from Hot Springs, AR dated Feb 12, 1996

Victim Details

Christopher Bruce Anderson

Male

White / Caucasian

Hot Springs

AR

1996-02-12

36

Christopher

Bruce Anderson

06/27/2026

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In the winter of 1996, the community of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was shaken by the sudden and violent death of one of its own. Christopher Bruce Anderson, a 36-year-old male Patrol Officer with the Hot Springs Police Department, lost his life in the line of duty on February 12th. Anderson, a respected officer with 12 years of service, was attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a residence on Lafayette Street.

The situation escalated tragically when the subject of the warrant, after being ...
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