Spencer Police Patrolman Richard McEvoy was shot by an escapee from a state mental institution on September 14, 1971 in East Brookfield. He was paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair for over a decade. He suffered greatly and his condition worsened until his death on March 24, 1982. Patrolman McEvoy was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Spencer Police Department for four years at the time of the shooting. He was survived by his wife. Click HERE to read Patrolman McEvoy's story and write a tribute on the Officer Down Memorial Page.
(Photo courtesy Officer Down Memorial Page)