Slain Alabama Officer’s Father Also Died in the Line of Duty
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Authorities have identified an Alabama police officer who was killed during a drug enforcement operation and say the man’s father was also a Huntsville police officer who died in the line of duty. Huntsville Police Chief Mark McMurray said Saturday that Billy Clardy’s father died in 1978. AL.com reports that the father died in a crash while on duty. Authorities say Clardy was shot in the heart on Friday during a task force operation after investigators learned about the delivery of a large amount of drugs. He is survived by his wife and five children.
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