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Ernest Ponce deLeon

Case from Tallahassee, FL dated Jul 08, 1988

Victim Details

Ernest Kearns Ponce De

Male

White / Caucasian

Tallahassee

FL

1988-07-08

40

Ernest

Ponce deLeon

07/10/2026

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Ernest Kearns Ponce de Leon, a 40-year-old police officer with the Tallahassee Police Department, tragically lost his life on July 8, 1988. Officer Ponce de Leon was shot and killed while assisting another officer during a suspicious vehicle call at the intersection of Levy Avenue and Lake Bradford Road in Tallahassee, Florida. The occupants of the vehicle claimed their identification was packed in the trunk. As one of the occupants was escorted to the trunk by another officer, two men suddenly ...
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