Patrolman Lawrence Dale Coker, 28, was killed on a January night in 1981 in Heidelberg, Mississippi, after a traffic pursuit. Coker had been on the force only about two weeks when he stopped a car that was recorded at over 100 miles per hour. Approaching the driver’s side, he was shot in the chest by the vehicle’s occupant and mortally wounded.

Despite his wound, Coker managed to draw his service weapon and return fire, wounding the person who had shot him. The suspect was taken into custody at the scene and later charged with Coker’s murder.

Does anyone have memories of Patrolman Coker, the Heidelberg police at that time, or information about the case’s subsequent legal resolution?