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sep 20, 1974 - First African American Female Causalty

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Officer Gail Cobb of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., is shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a robbery suspect. Officer Cobb is the first of 67 African-American female officers to be killed in the line of duty.

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Date:

sep 20, 1974
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~ 50 years ago

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