In the final moments of his last shift with the Columbus Police Department, 32-year-old Officer James Neal Bowers responded to a robbery in progress at the Majik Market on N. Lumpkin Road on April 4, 1979. It was a call he didn't have to take, as his shift was ending, but his dedication to his duty led him to the convenience store where his life was tragically cut short. He had served on the force for seven years and was on the cusp of a new career as a lawyer, having recently taken the Bar exam
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