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Delbert Junior Roush Sr.

Case from Charleston, WV dated Jun 26, 1981

Victim Details

Delbert Junior Roush, Sr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Charleston

WV

1981-06-26

61

Delbert

Junior Roush Sr.

07/17/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 26, 1981, a veteran police lieutenant's life was tragically cut short in Charleston, West Virginia. Delbert Junior Roush Sr., a 61-year-old male with 33 years of service with the Charleston Police Department, was shot and killed during a traffic stop. The incident unfolded around 3:00 a.m. on U.S. 60, near the interstate.

Lieutenant Roush was on his lunch break when he responded to back up a fellow officer, Patrolman Eddie Duncan, who had initiated a tra ...
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