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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN
Alabama

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Mobile Police Officer Justin Billa was gunned down on Tuesday night when murder suspect Robert Hollie, 72, opened fire on authorities after barricading himself in his home. He leaves behind a wife and a one-year-old son.

Billa, who had been on the force for two years and was once named police officer of the month, later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

Hollie, who was wanted for murdering his ex-wife, was found dead inside his home two hours after the standoff began. It is not yet clear if Hollie died when one of the officers returned fire or if he took his own life.

In July 2017, Officer Billa was interviewed by WALA-TV for a segment on the police force's relationship with community members.

He spoke about his intentions as a police officer and goals for the force as a whole. 'We need to go back to helping people instead of just taking them to jail and creating bigger problems,' he said. That's my ideal of good policing and I feel like that's what the chief is working toward.'

Rest in Peace.

http://www.odmp.org/officer/23587-police...stin-billa
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ndoff.html
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*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 02:59 AM
RE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY - by Lady Cop - 07-29-2010, 05:20 PM
RE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY - by Lady Cop - 07-30-2010, 11:49 AM
RE: IN THE LINE OF DUTY - by QueenBee - 07-30-2010, 12:08 PM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Adub - 03-25-2011, 11:29 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Adub - 03-25-2011, 05:17 PM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by JsMom - 12-23-2011, 01:35 PM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by JsMom - 04-13-2012, 06:07 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by crash - 05-13-2014, 05:37 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Cutz - 05-31-2014, 04:29 PM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Cutz - 12-21-2014, 08:19 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by Cutz - 12-24-2014, 08:27 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by d505 - 02-17-2015, 12:50 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by d505 - 07-18-2016, 02:32 AM
RE: *IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN - by HairOfTheDog - 02-21-2018, 11:30 AM