Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Police Chief David McIver was beaten, shot, and killed when he went to the scene of a one vehicle accident. Chief McIver was at a service station when he saw a car go speeding by and then crash into a roadside ditch. Earlier the four occupants, three men, 21, 22, and 25, and a woman, 31, had committed a robbery. The four attacked the chief, beat him, then took his gun and shot him twice. All four were apprehended. Two men were convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. The other man and the woman were convicted of accessory to murder and robbery. The man was sentenced to 10 years and the woman to 30.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police McIver served with the Swansea Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Swansea community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police McIver.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Assistant Chief of Police David L. McIver 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 SC, 272 of 441 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David L. McIver's cause is highlighted.
How David L. McIver Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David L. McIver is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. David L. McIver was killed by officer's handgun.
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