“Molly”

26 min AMRAP (Molly was 26 years old at end of watch)

20 burpee box jumps (Molly attended Air Force Jump School prior to entering the police force)

7 power cleans (Badge #207)

31 sit-ups (Molly survived 31 days after she was shot until end of watch)

300m run (100m for each year Molly served with the Columbia Police Department)

Please join us Sunday, February 9th at 1pm as we honor fallen officer Molly Bowden @crossfitwashington. Molly was the roommate and close friend of one of our CFW athletes.

Please RSVP if you plan to join us as we will need to run multiple heats.

Use the link below to reserve your spot in one of three heats as we honor fallen office Molly Bowden.

MOLLY SUZANNE THOMAS-BOWDEN

End of Watch: February 10, 2005

Officer Molly Bowden was mortally wounded while conducting the routine traffic stop of Richard Evans on the night of January 10, 2005.

Officer Bowden was initially shot and wounded in the shoulder. As she retreated to the rear of Evans vehicle for cover Evans then exited and shot her in the neck. After she fell to the ground, Evans shot at her two more times, striking her in the neck again.

The following morning, the suspect shot and wounded a second Columbia officer who was staking out his mother's home. The suspect then committed suicide.

Officer Bowden was treated at University Hospital. She was put in a drug induced coma to fight an infection and would never recover. She passed away on February 10, 2005 at the age of 26 years old. Officer Bowden had served with the agency for 3 1/2 years and was the first Columbia Police Officer killed in the line of duty. She is survived by her husband, also an officer with the Columbia Police Department, two stepsons, parents, and a brother.