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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.

08/25/2026

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Delbert Junior Roush Sr., a 61-year-old White/Caucasian man, was a longtime lieutenant with the Charleston Police Department when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 26, 1981. Roush had served the department for approximately 33 years, making him one of its veteran officers. What began as a relatively routine response to a disturbance at a Charleston bar ended with Roush and fellow Charleston Patrolman Eddie Ray Duncan both fatally wounded.

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