Cops At Work

Sgt. Brandon Paudert (left) and Officer Bill Evans (right) of the West Memphis Police Department were shot to death today following a traffic stop on Interstate 40. The officers are seen in this file photo, courtesy of The Evening Times, after 13 large bricks of drugs were found on an 18-wheeler on April 8.

The bloodiest day for area law enforcement officials began with routine-sounding radio broadcasts that West Memphis Police Chief Bob Paudert and his wife heard from their car.

One was from their son, Sgt. Brandon Paudert, reporting that he was providing backup for a traffic stop on Interstate 40.

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Knoxville police on Friday released video of what they say was a “suicide by cop” in which officers fired 40 rounds, striking the suspect with 13 of them.
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