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James Bernard Evans Sr.

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James Bernard Evans Sr. Veteran

Birth
Brownfield, Terry County, Texas, USA
Death
9 May 1980 (aged 39)
Lytle Creek, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Burial
Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.8835176, Longitude: -117.2779829
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Evans, an on duty Deputy Sheriff with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, was in pursuit of the infamous Norco Bank Robbery Gang who had earlier in the day robbed a bank and had shot numerous police officers trying to make their escape. The suspects fled, with police from numerous agencies pursuing them.
The pursuit entered the Lytle Creek area of the San Bernardino mountains. The suspects suddently stopped the car and as Deputy Evans rounded a corner they opened fire, killing him. The suspects then fled on foot. During the search for them one was shot and killed and the others taken into custody.
Deputy Evans was survived by his wife, son, and three stepchildren
Evans, an on duty Deputy Sheriff with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, was in pursuit of the infamous Norco Bank Robbery Gang who had earlier in the day robbed a bank and had shot numerous police officers trying to make their escape. The suspects fled, with police from numerous agencies pursuing them.
The pursuit entered the Lytle Creek area of the San Bernardino mountains. The suspects suddently stopped the car and as Deputy Evans rounded a corner they opened fire, killing him. The suspects then fled on foot. During the search for them one was shot and killed and the others taken into custody.
Deputy Evans was survived by his wife, son, and three stepchildren


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