Stephen Rowland

How they died

Suicide

Rowland's wife called police from outside the home to say her husband was distraught, and that she feared he might harm himself. When District 8 patrol officers arrived at the home, the man refused to come out and phoned his wife to say he wanted police to leave, police said. After a 12-hour standoff, he shot and killed himself.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Stephen Rowland, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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