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In the autumn of 1945, a dedicated police sergeant's life was irrevocably altered by a violent encounter in Roanoke, Virginia. Sergeant Joseph Jennings, a 74-year-old Caucasian male, was investigating the theft of an electric drill on the evening of Wednesday, September 26. His inquiry led him to a garage located at Sixth Street and Centre Avenue Northwest, where he confronted a suspect.

As Sergeant Jennings attempted to make an arrest, a struggle ensued between the two men. In the ensuin ...Read More
Victim Details

Joseph Burl Jennings

Male

White / Caucasian

Roanoke

VA

1945-09-26

74

Joseph

Jennings

01/08/2026