In the early morning hours of June 28, 1994, Pearl River County Sheriff's Deputy Len J. Rowell, a male, was on patrol when he initiated a traffic stop on Interstate 59 near Poplarville, Mississippi. At approximately 3:45 a.m., he radioed in the tag number of the vehicle he had pulled over. As Deputy Rowell approached the car, the driver exited and opened fire. Despite wearing a bulletproof vest, Rowell was struck multiple times—six times in his vest and once in the shoulder, causing him to fal
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