James Walter Sell, 63, was killed on February 4, 2006, while on duty in Gassville, Arkansas. A U.S. Navy veteran who spent over 30 years with the Blytheville Police Department and retired as a captain, Sell had returned to part-time service with the Gassville Police Department in 2003.

Sell stopped a vehicle in front of a motel on East Main Street that was linked to a violent assault days earlier in New Bedford, Massachusetts. As he approached, the suspect opened fire, mortally wounding Sell, then fled. A motel worker called 911 and gave a description that led to a high-speed pursuit by the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office and Arkansas State Police. After spike strips caused the vehicle to crash, the suspect killed his female passenger and then himself. No one has been arrested for Officer Sell’s murder.

Does anyone have information about Officer Sell, that traffic stop, or the suspect’s movements that afternoon?