On February 10, 2016, Harford County Sheriff’s Deputy First Class Mark Franklin Logsdon, 43, was killed in the line of duty after a confrontation with a wanted man in Abingdon, Maryland. Deputies had been sent to a Panera Bread around lunchtime to locate 68-year-old David Brian Evans on outstanding warrants. Senior Deputy Patrick Dailey made first contact inside the restaurant; Evans drew a handgun and shot Dailey in the head, then fled.

Evans was located shortly afterward in the parking lot of a senior living apartment complex. As deputies, including Deputy Logsdon, approached, Evans opened fire and mortally wounded Logsdon. Deputies returned fire, and Evans was shot and killed at the scene. Evans had a documented history of violence, and family members described emotional problems and heavy drinking. Logsdon was a 16-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office and a U.S. Army veteran, survived by his wife and three children.

Does anyone have memories of Deputy Logsdon or information about the events that day?