On a June day in 1991, the community of Tifton, Georgia, was shaken by the loss of one of its own. Captain Raymond Bussell Merritt, a 46-year-old male veteran of the Tift County Sheriff's Office, tragically lost his life in the line of duty. A seasoned law enforcement officer with 19 years at the sheriff's office and previous service with the Tifton Police Department, Merritt was also a United States Army veteran.
The fatal incident unfolded when Captain Merritt responded to a domestic di
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