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		Officer Terry McDowell Memorial Poker Run
DATE		August 23, 2008
CITY / STATE		Whitehall, Ohio (OH)
DESCRIPTION		On Aug. 24, 2001 Officer Terry McDowell was shot and killed as he and his partner, Officer Eric Brill, attempted to serve a traffic citation to a woman at her home for driving without a license. The woman had driven to the police station earlier in the day to pick her husband up, who had been arrested on a DUI charge. When it was discovered the woman did not have a driver's license, the two officers told her to walk home. She decided to drive home anyway. Officer McDowell and his partner then went to her home to serve her a citation. While the officers were knocking on the door, the woman's husband fired a .357 caliber handgun through the door without warning, striking Officer McDowell’s chest just above his vest. He immediately fired a second time striking Officer Brill in the face, seriously wounding him. As Officer Brill retreated and called for assistance, the suspect stood over Officer McDowell's body and shot him one more time in the head. As backup officers were arriving on the scene, the suspect walked to the backyard of his house. He was shot in the leg by officers just before he turned his weapon on himself and took his own life. Registration starts at 10 am at the Rooster’s in Whitehall, OH (376 S. Hamilton Rd). $15 per bike and $5 per passenger. All bikes out by Noon. All proceeds will go to Get Behind the Badge, a charity created to financially help the families of firefighters, police, and peace officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice. For more information about this event, please see below.
WEBSITE		www.getbehindthebadge.org
EMAIL		shovelshort@yahoo.com
CONTACT NAME		Lance Short
PHONE		614-209-4872