Detective Paul Andrew Hale, 35, of the Raleigh Police Department was killed on July 11, 1997, during an attempt to apprehend a murder suspect. Hale, who had served seven years with the department and had been promoted five days earlier, was fatally shot in the head during a stakeout at an apartment building on East Lenoir Street. He and a partner were approaching the suspect’s vehicle when a 20-year-old male fired, striking Hale. The partner returned fire, wounding the suspect, who was taken into custody.

The suspect was later convicted of Detective Hale’s murder and sentenced to life in prison. As of June 2023 the man remains in a maximum-security prison under close watch. Hale is survived by his wife and two daughters; his death is remembered annually by the Raleigh Police Department.

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