Crime & Safety
City Honors Fallen Alexandria Police Officer
Alexandria mayor proclaims day to honor Officer Charlie Hill, who died in the line of duty in 1989.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — At a City Council meeting Tuesday night, Mayor Justin Wilson proclaimed March 22 to be known as Charlie Hill Day, to mark the 30th anniversary of the line-of-duty death of the Alexandria police officer.
Cpl. Hill, a member of the Police Department's Special Operations Team, was shot to death in a hostage confrontation on March 22, 1989, according to the Alexandria Police Foundation. He was 40 years old with a wife, Virginia and two children, Charles and Robert, who serves as an officer in the Alexandria Police Department.
APD was at City Council meeting tonight as @justindotnet read proclamation stating March 22 would now be known as Charlie Hill Day in Alexandria, in honor of the 30 year anniversary of the line of duty death of APD Cpl Charles Hill. pic.twitter.com/3YoptNMoEE
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) March 12, 2019
The department's shooting range and a park in Del Ray were later named in his honor. Friends and family of Officer Hill gather in the park every year to honor him.
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