AL - Fatal Shooting of Law Enforcement Officer, Lee County, 19 May 2019

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Law Enforcement Line-of-Duty Death

Alabama
Auburn, Lee County
Officer William R. Buechner Jr.
Sunday, 19 May 2019

Off. William Ray Buechner, Jr
White / Male / 37 Years Old

Historically:
Cause of Death :: Gun-Shot Wound(s)
Manner of Death :: Homicide

Day Two

1)) WSFA TV-12:
Officer killed in east Alabama shooting identified

2)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
Auburn, AL Fatal Shooting - Google Search

3)) Over Forty USA Line-of-Duty Deaths
Year-to-Date:
2019

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[JerseyGirl]

Prosecutors pushing for trial in 2019 murder of Auburn police officer

A follow-up status hearing will be held in April.

 

[ifindedout]

Grady Wilkes was found guilty and sentenced to LWOP August 2023.

Grady Wilkes sentenced to life without parole for 2019 deadly Auburn police shooting

The second week of the trial has ended on a dramatic note. The prosecution had one final witness to call, Dr. John Toppins. Toppins conducted two different evaluations of Wilkes and presented the results to the jury.

www.wtvm.com

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - Thursday, Aug. 17, Wilkes’ Sentenced to Life: Grady Wilkes, the man convicted of killing Auburn Police Officer William Buechner and injuring two other officers, has been sentenced to life without parole for the capitol murder charge following a Lee County jury decision.

Wilkes’ sentencing hearing for his two counts of the attempted murder of Officer Evan Elliot and Web Sistrunk has been scheduled for Sept. 28 at 3:30 p.m. The jury found the defendant not guilty of the third attempted murder charge of Officer Ron Akelson.

Tuesday: Aug. 15, Verdict Reading: The jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial. Grady Wilkes has been found guilty of capital murder of William Buechner. Wilkes is also guilty of attempted murder of Evan Elliot and Mark Sistrunk. However, he was found not guilty of attempted murder of Ron Askelson.