"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of John Novabilski and William Christian Jr.

McLean, VA (June 10, 2025) - On April 26, 1995, Prince George’s County (MD) Police Corporal John Novabilski was working an off-duty job as a security guard for a local liquor store. He was in uniform and sitting in his marked patrol cruiser around 2:30 a.m. when a man walked up to his car with a MAC-11 assault pistol and opened fire. Corporal Novabilski was shot 11 times and died. The assailant grabbed the officer’s service weapon and ran off. A little over a month later, FBI Special Agent William Christian Jr., and 26 other officers and FBI agents were staking out a parking lot at a middle school in Prince George’s County (MD). They were looking for a man named Ralph McLean who was wanted for two unprovoked attacks on D.C. police officers. Apparently sensing that the police were waiting for him, he silently emerged from the woods and fatally shot Agent Christian multiple times with his MAC-11 assault pistol. McLean died minutes later during a furious gun battle with police and FBI agents. There were two guns lying by his body—the MAC-11 assault pistol and the stolen service weapon that belonged to Corporal John Novabilski. There was no motive in either attack except that McLean hated cops and loved to kill. Listen to the podcast to learn more.Citizens Behind the Badge communicates through Substack! Please share this post and encourage other law enforcement officers and supporters to subscribe for free and receive news and updates. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit behindbadge.substack.com