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William "Bill" C. Fitzgerald (January 28, 1938 – August 7, 1967) was a United States Navy officer who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, while serving as an advisor to the Republic of Vietnam Navy. He received the Navy Cross posthumously for his role in fighting off a Viet Cong attack.
Fitzgerald and two other teenagers in McHenry County, Illinois initiated a foot pursuit after police were responding to a report of them attempting to break into a bowling alley. Fitzgerald charged at an officer after he fired a warning shot over his head, and a knife with a stiletto blade was found near Fitzgerald's body after he was shot. [344]
The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 633 deaths in the line of duty. [27] The leading cause of death for 2021 was COVID-19 at 454 deaths followed by gunfire at 64 deaths. Fifty-eight officers died in vehicle-related deaths (vehicular homicide, struck by vehicle while on-duty, automobile crash during pursuit).
A Florida law enforcement officer who appeared to die by suicide last week was actually shot and killed by her husband, authorities and the officer's former colleagues said.
Detroit Police Assistant Chief Charles Fitzgerald talks to the media after a fatal shooting involving officers on the city's east side on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.
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Four current or former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department employees took their own lives over a span of 24 hours, according to officials.. The deaths are unrelated to one another, law ...
USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), named for United States Navy officer Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the US Navy. In the early morning hours of 17 June 2017, the ship was involved in a collision with the container ship MV ACX Crystal, seriously damaging the destroyer. Seven of her crew were killed.