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| − | | | + | |description=The first [[policeman]] on the scene of the [[Oklahoma City bombing]]. Reportedly a [[suicide]]. |
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| + | |death_cause=mutilation, Gunshot | ||
|death_date=8 May 1996 | |death_date=8 May 1996 | ||
|constitutes=soldier, policeman, Oklahoma City bombing/Premature death | |constitutes=soldier, policeman, Oklahoma City bombing/Premature death | ||
|victim_of=premature death | |victim_of=premature death | ||
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| − | '''Sergeant Terrance Yeakey''', of the Oklahoma City Police Department, was the first officer on the scene<ref>https://www.corbettreport.com/episode-140-requiem-for-the-suicided-terrance-yeakey/</ref> of the Oklahoma City bombing, which occurred on April 19, 1995. | + | '''Sergeant Terrance Yeakey''', of the [[Oklahoma City Police Department]], was the first officer on the scene<ref>https://www.corbettreport.com/episode-140-requiem-for-the-suicided-terrance-yeakey/</ref> of the Oklahoma City bombing, which occurred on April 19, 1995. |
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Revision as of 14:57, 22 July 2019
 Terrance Yeakey  (soldier, policeman, Oklahoma City bombing/Premature death) | |
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| Died | 8 May 1996 |
Cause of death | mutilation, Gunshot |
| Victim of | premature death |
| Interest of | Richard Booth, Jose Galison |
Sergeant Terrance Yeakey, of the Oklahoma City Police Department, was the first officer on the scene[1] of the Oklahoma City bombing, which occurred on April 19, 1995.
| A video by James Corbett |
Official narrative
Yeakey slit his wrists and neck, then climbed a barbed wire fence and walked over a mile before shooting himself in the head.[2]
Reporting
On May 11, 1996, the New York Times ran a story with the headline “A Policeman Who Rescued 4 in Bombing Kills Himself.”[2]
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