Steven Robert Rutherford, a 28-year-old police officer from Newport News, Virginia, tragically lost his life on January 11, 1994. Officer Rutherford was working undercover, disguised as a pizza delivery person, in an operation aimed at apprehending robbery suspects. On the night of his death, he was ambushed by several juveniles at a condo complex on Thorncliff Drive. As he complied with their demands to lie on the ground, his jacket lifted, revealing his firearm. One of the juveniles then opene
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