Deputy Sheriff John Dean Landrum, 52, was shot and killed on February 15, 1989, while responding to a domestic disturbance in Paris, Illinois. Landrum, who had served with the Edgar County Sheriff’s Department for 12 years, was fatally wounded in the chest by a .45-caliber handgun. He was wearing a bullet-resistant vest but succumbed to his injuries.

The call involved a 22-year-old man arguing with his parents; the suspect, described as suffering from mental illness, brandished a handgun. Landrum and a partner persuaded the man to place the gun in another room, but the suspect later retrieved it and shot Landrum multiple times. Both deputies returned fire and killed the suspect. Landrum is survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, and 10 grandchildren.

A memorial highway, the Deputy Sheriff John D. Landrum Memorial Highway along Illinois Highway 150, was dedicated in his honor and his badge number 103 was retired. Does anyone have memories of Landrum or information about that response that could help document what happened that night?