Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Mack Carringer was shot and killed in a shootout at Lovers Leap while he and two officers attempted to arrest three men wanted for robbery. The three men had robbed a general store in Coker Creek, Tennessee, and took the store owner hostage. The three men freed the hostage in North Carolina and the man was able to call the police. The three officers located the men at Lovers Leap and engaged them in a shootout. Chief Carringer and one of the suspects were shot and killed and the other two officers were wounded. The two remaining suspects were apprehended. One was sentenced to 15 years and the second was sentenced to 30 years. Chief Carringer had served with the Murphy Police Department for five months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Carringer served with the Murphy Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Murphy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Carringer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police A. MacDonald Carringer is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 58 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. A. MacDonald Carringer's cause is highlighted.
How A. MacDonald Carringer Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. A. MacDonald Carringer is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. A. MacDonald Carringer was killed by handgun.
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