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Mobile Police Investigate a Homicide Involving a Mobile Police Officer

Feb 3rd, 2012

File Number: 12-02-0407, 0408

On February 3, 2012 at 3:50 p.m. Mobile Police were notified that an officer had been stabbed while at the Mobile Metro Jail. The robbery suspect, Lawrence Wallace Jr, was able to assault the officer while at the jail and take the officer's patrol car. The officer identified as Steven Green was transported to the University of South Alabama Medical Center where he later died.

The suspect, Lawrence Wallace Jr., escaped and abandoned the patrol car in the area of Daytona Drive and attempted to hide under a residence. A second officer identified as Mark Johnson was injured on Dayton Drive by a gunshot wound to his arm while in pursuit of Wallace. Johnson was treated and released from the hospital.

Lawrence Wallace Jr was pronounced dead on Daytona Drive from an apparent gunshot wound.

Homicide Detectives and the Internal Affairs Unit will continue the investigation, if anyone has information about this incident, please call the Mobile Police Department at 208-7211, Crime stoppers at 208-7000, or text to Crime Stoppers at 274637 and include the keyword CRIME 411.

Corporal Christopher Levy
Public Information Office
Office: 208-1926
Fax: 208-1758