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Dennis Wilbert Allen

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Dennis Wilbert Allen

Birth
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Death
3 Jun 1977 (aged 24)
Four Oaks, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Four Oaks, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Patrolman Allen was shot and killed when he stopped a suspicious vehicle on a service road approaching I-95. Unbeknownst to Patrolman Allen, the driver of the vehicle had minutes earlier murdered another man during a robbery.

As Patrolman Allen asked the driver for his identification and registration, the man produced a .38 caliber revolver and shot him in the stomach. The man then shot Patrolman Allen in the back several times as he lay on the ground.

The suspect and an occupant of the vehicle fled the scene but were later apprehended. The accomplice was sentenced to 32 years in prison. He died in prison on January 17, 1989. The suspect who shot Patrolman Allen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. The shooter served 28 and a half years of the life sentence before being paroled in October 2006.

Patrolman Allen was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a Bronze Star recipient. He had served with the Four Oaks Police Department for 4 months and was survived by his wife and child.

Patrolman Allen was shot and killed when he stopped a suspicious vehicle on a service road approaching I-95. Unbeknownst to Patrolman Allen, the driver of the vehicle had minutes earlier murdered another man during a robbery.

As Patrolman Allen asked the driver for his identification and registration, the man produced a .38 caliber revolver and shot him in the stomach. The man then shot Patrolman Allen in the back several times as he lay on the ground.

The suspect and an occupant of the vehicle fled the scene but were later apprehended. The accomplice was sentenced to 32 years in prison. He died in prison on January 17, 1989. The suspect who shot Patrolman Allen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. The shooter served 28 and a half years of the life sentence before being paroled in October 2006.

Patrolman Allen was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a Bronze Star recipient. He had served with the Four Oaks Police Department for 4 months and was survived by his wife and child.



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  • Created by: James Myers
  • Added: Jan 30, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47309564/dennis_wilbert-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Dennis Wilbert Allen (4 Jul 1952–3 Jun 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47309564, citing Piney Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Cemetery, Four Oaks, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by James Myers (contributor 46934144).