Huntsville police officer Eric Freeman was fatally shot in the head during a traffic stop in mid-December. The shooting happened not long after all other reporters and editors left for the night. I was cleaning my desk when I heard the call: “Officer down; shooting in progress!” This story was done within the hour.
This story is part of a package that won first place for Best Deadline Reporting in the Alabama Associated Press Managing Editors Association 2007 Awards Competition.
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