Patrolman Norman Lee Read
Saraland Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Sunday, December 13, 1959
Add to My HeroesNorman Lee Read
Patrolman Read was shot and killed while responding to assist other officers as a prisoner attempted to escape from the police department. The prisoner shot Patrolman Read with a shotgun he had gained control of at the police station. The suspect was shot and killed by a dispatcher moments later.
Patrolman Read was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Shot and killed
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 7, 2022
