James B. Gilbert, a 28-year-old police officer from Norfolk, Virginia, tragically lost his life in the line of duty on September 28, 2001. Officer Gilbert was responding to a distress call regarding a man making suicide threats. The suspect, a member of the U.S. Navy, had contacted his father, expressing his intention to commit suicide. The father, in turn, alerted the Norfolk Naval Station, which then notified the local police.
Upon arriving at the off-base apartment, Officer Gilbert and
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