Gordon Mcfall

Murdered

On May 23, 1967, Patrolman Gordon McFall of the Osceola Police Department in Arkansas was fatally shot during a protracted confrontation with a 65-year-old mentally ill man who had barricaded himself in his home after threatening neighbors with a gun.

The standoff lasted approximately four hours, during which the suspect shot and wounded three other officers, one seriously. As the suspect attempted to flee his residence, he was shot and wounded by law enforcement officers. Subsequently ...Read More