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Photograph: Officer Robert Edward Fellows

Patch image: Wichita Falls Police Department, Texas






Officer Robert Edward Fellows
Wichita Falls Police Department
Texas

End of Watch: Thursday, August 22, 1968

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 4 years, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Accidental
Date of Incident: Thursday, August 22, 1968
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Fellows and Officer Walter Rappolee were crushed to death when a wall fell onto their patrol car. A large fire had destroyed a section of downtown Wichita Falls and the two officers were sitting in their patrol car in front of one of the damaged buildings when the wall collapsed and landed on top of the car.

Officer Fellows had served with the Wichita Falls Police Department for just over 4.5 years.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Wichita Falls Police Department, TexasOfficer Walter Edwin Rappolee Jr.
Wichita Falls Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 22, 1968
Cause of Death: Accidental

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