Police Officer Molly Bowden died Feb 10, 2005 from injuries sustained a month ago when she was shot  three times in the neck and shoulder during a traffic stop. Bowden was wounded at Forum and Nifong boulevards after stopping Rick Evans, 23, of Columbia in his car. Her patrol car’s video camera recorded the crime as Evans shot Bowden once as she stood beside his car. Police said the camera also captured Evans firing at Bowden after she had fallen to the ground. Evans left the scene and passers-by used the downed officer's car radio to summon help. Officer Molly Bowden, 26, had been hospitalized since the Jan. 10 shooting. She had been in a drug-induced coma to fight an infection. Bowden was wounded after she pulled over motorist Richard Thiel Evans in a south Columbia neighborhood. Evans died the next day of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fleeing from police and wounding a second Columbia officer with a gunshot to the arm.

Daughter of Dave and Beverly Thomas of  Rocheport.  Molly Bowden and her husband, Cory Bowden (left), pose for a wedding portrait in July 2003. She was a University Police officer when they met and later joined her husband-to-be at the Columbia Police Department. (right) Bowden poses in 1996 for a portrait during her senior year at Hickman High School with Traveler, one of her horses. Bowden has been riding horses since she was 6.
Officer Curtis Brown reveals the entry wound from a gunshot to his right biceps. Brown’s injury occurred Tuesday as he and other officers patrolled a Columbia neighborhood looking for Richard Evans, who had shot Officer Molly Bowden during a traffic stop the night before.	Cop Killer Evens

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Columbia Police Department, Missouri
600 East Walnut
Columbia, Missouri 65205
Phone: 573-874-7404

 


I'm really sorry, when a police officer dies a guard angel dies too. Molly live forever in the mind of all cops of the world (and every cops fallen in action). Edgar Solera Ex sergeant of police
(Costa Rica, Guardia Civil)

Government Agent, Guardia Civil, Costa Rica
Edgar Solera
edgarsoleramontero@yahoo.com

Date: 04/20/2005
Time: 05:54 PM


May god bless Molly's family as well as the officers of the Columbia Police Department.

Midland Park Police Dept. Midland Park, N.J.
Officer Noah Van Vliet
noah522@optonline.net

Date: 03/22/2005
Time: 12:09 AM


Molly, may you rest in gods hands and I will keep you and your family in my prayers. RIP loved one.

Macomb College Police Department, MI
Dispatcher, Avis A.
avisantoun@yahoo.com

Date: 02/24/2005
Time: 11:24 PM


I want to offer my prayers and condolences to the friends and family of fallen officer Molly Bowden. I
carry the utmost respect for those who wear the badge, and mourn those who fall in the line of duty.

John Hall, TX
buonorotti@hotmail.com

Date: 02/11/2005
Time: 09:44 AM


Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity. May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth

Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu


Rest in peace, and may God allow him to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven. Our prayers go out to the Officer's Department family and friends. May they all find peace in their hearts soon.

From all the Staff at Police Special Inc.