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Remembering day of horror and heroism in Haddon Heights

It is known as the day Haddon Heights lost its innocence. April 20, 1995. John McLaughlin, 37, an investigator from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, was fatally shot while trying to serve a search warrant at a borough home. Slain, too, was John Norcross, 24, a Haddon Heights police officer who was shot in the head as the suspect began firing onto a neighborhood street.

A relative of Haddon Heights police officer John Norcross wears a commemorative T-shirt during ceremonies. TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer
A relative of Haddon Heights police officer John Norcross wears a commemorative T-shirt during ceremonies. TOM GRALISH / Staff PhotographerRead more
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