Officer John L. Hubbell, 31, was killed on June 4, 1979, while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect in Cleveland. Hubbell and his partner, Officer Thomas Smyczek, encountered the suspect, Anthony Lemay, working on a car in front of his home on Hough Avenue. When Hubbell announced the arrest, Lemay produced a hidden .38 caliber revolver and opened fire, seriously wounding both officers. Hubbell and Smyczek returned fire, killing Lemay, but Hubbell later died of his wounds at Mt. Sinai Hospital that same day.

No further arrests or litigation followed because Lemay died of his injuries. Hubbell was survived by his parents, Jack and Violet Hubbell, three sisters, and a nephew who later served with the Cleveland Police Department. He was honored posthumously and his name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.

Are there readers who remember Officer Hubbell, the June 4, 1979 incident, or the neighborhood on Hough Avenue at that time?