Madera Police Department Officer Richard Thomas was shot and killed by a grocery store owner as he and other officers entered his unlocked store to investigate a possible burglary. The officers were unaware that the owner was living in the back of the store. The owner said he opened fire because he thought the officers were burglars.
Officer Thomas was survived by his wife, Wanda Lee Thomas, and is honored at the California State Peace Officer Memorial in Sacramento, CA, and the National Peace Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C., Panel W-8, Line 13.
Officer Thomas was survived by his wife, Wanda Lee Thomas, and is honored at the California State Peace Officer Memorial in Sacramento, CA, and the National Peace Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C., Panel W-8, Line 13.
Madera Police Department Officer Richard Thomas was shot and killed by a grocery store owner as he and other officers entered his unlocked store to investigate a possible burglary. The officers were unaware that the owner was living in the back of the store. The owner said he opened fire because he thought the officers were burglars.
Officer Thomas was survived by his wife, Wanda Lee Thomas, and is honored at the California State Peace Officer Memorial in Sacramento, CA, and the National Peace Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C., Panel W-8, Line 13.
Officer Thomas was survived by his wife, Wanda Lee Thomas, and is honored at the California State Peace Officer Memorial in Sacramento, CA, and the National Peace Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C., Panel W-8, Line 13.
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