Hickory Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch Tuesday, August 9, 1977
Add to My HeroesJerald Wayne Maynor
Officer Maynor was accidentally shot and killed when another officer's weapon discharged when she dropped it during a weapon maintenance class. The officer was reloading and securing the weapon when the incident occurred. The round struck Officer Maynor in the heart, killing him instantly.
Officer Maynor had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 27
- Tour 2 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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