On a Tuesday afternoon, the sense of security at Bridgewater College was shattered by sudden violence that resulted in the death of 55-year-old Campus Police Officer John Elwood Painter. On February 1, 2022, Painter and a colleague, Campus Safety Officer J.J. Jefferson, responded to a call about a suspicious man near Memorial Hall on the college campus. The two officers, who were close friends and known to the college community as the 'dynamic duo,' approached the individual. Following a brief i
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