Texas Seven Ambush Police: Officer Hawkins Dies in Irving
Seven escaped convicts robbed an Oshman's sporting goods store in Irving, Texas, ambushing and fatally shooting police officer Aubrey Hawkins as he responded to a silent alarm. The subsequent nationwide manhunt, fueled by an America's Most Wanted broadcast, ended five weeks later when all seven were captured or killed in Colorado.
December 24, 2000
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