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Podcast: Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories
Episode: Police Chief Murdered In Oregon, Officer's Actions That Day
Description: Police Chief Murdered In Oregon, Officer's Actions That Day. Police Chief Ralph Painter, from Rainier, Oregon was shot and killed. He responded from neighboring Longview, Washington. The shooting, his response and how it affected his life's mission. From Odmp.org on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, "Chief Ralph Painter was shot and killed after responding to a local car stereo shop on Rock Crest Street in which a man was attempting to take a car that did not belong to him. When Chief Painter made contact with the man a struggle ensued. The subject was able to disarm and fatally...