Alabama Police Officer Shot and Killed by Suspect in Murder of Ex-Wife

Alabama Police Officer Shot and Killed by Suspect in Murder of Ex-Wife
Mobile Police Department
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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A police officer from Mobile, Alabama, was shot and killed on Tuesday night, Feb. 20, in Toulminville, as he approached a man suspected of shooting his ex-wife to death.

Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste said Officer Justin Billa was shot as he approached 72-year-old Robert Hollie, suspected of killing his former spouse, Fonda Poellnitz, about an hour earlier.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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