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Billie Odell Rawls

United States · Aged 61 · Died 12/17/2008
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Suicide

Deputies and a warrant officer of the 118th District Court went to a residence to serve a warrant. Rawls, the owner of the residence, fled the officers and shot himself in the chest with a .38-caliber revolver. The man named in the warrant was Rawls's tenant. Rawls was mentally-ill and believed that he was under surveillance. Texas Ranger Michael Parker investigated.

Alleged responsible partyHoward County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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