In the early morning hours of April 8, 1980, a sense of unease settled over the city of Chickasaw, Alabama, as a routine traffic stop escalated into a fatal encounter for a dedicated police officer. Chickasaw Police Officer John Dotson, a male, was conducting a traffic stop on Donald Lewis Owen for speeding and a possible DWI. In a sudden and violent turn of events, Owen discharged a shotgun twice, striking Officer Dotson in the head and abdomen. The grievous injuries proved to be fatal, and Off
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