Dennie Quay Enevold
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Officer

Dennie Quay Enevold

Hendersonville Police Department — Hendersonville, NC
Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch November 23, 1981
Age 33
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dennie Enevold succumbed to a gunshot wound after responding to a call of a suspicious person and vehicle on Ash Street and Woodcock Avenue in Hendersonville at 4:50 am. When Officer Enevold arrived, he confronted the subject, and a struggle ensued in which the suspect was able to gain control of Officer Enevold's gun. The subject shot Officer Enevold and fled the scene. Officer Enevold succumbed to his wounds the next day. The suspect was later apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life in prison on October 2, 1984. He died in prison on June 16, 2011. Officer Enevold was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran who had served with the Hendersonville Police Department for almost 16 months and previously served with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, father, brother, and sister.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Enevold gave the Hendersonville Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hendersonville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Hendersonville, Henderson County, NC
Platform Identity hpd.henderson.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 23, 1981
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 3 mo
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

Military Service

Dennie Quay Enevold served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1973–1977) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Dennie Quay Enevold 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 97,759 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%.

Hendersonville Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
NC — Statewide
385
of 664 officers
58% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dennie Quay Enevold's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Dennie Quay Enevold Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
3.2
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dennie Quay Enevold is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dennie Quay Enevold was killed by officer's handgun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location

Military Service

Dennie Quay Enevold served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1973–1977) before joining law enforcement.

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