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Corporal

Dennis James Lyden

Horry County Police Department — Conway, SC

Felonious Veteran →

End of Watch June 5, 2000

Age 44

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 5

Incident

Corporal Dennis Lyden was shot and killed during a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle on State Highway 544 between Conway and Socastee at about 3:00 am.

As Corporal Lyden talked with the two occupants he was attacked and beaten with a flashlight. One of the suspects then shot him with his own weapon as he lay on the ground. Both subjects were arrested within two days of the incident and charged with murder.

In June 2001 the shooter was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The second subject was acquitted of the murder charges.

Corporal Lyden was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Horry County Police Department for five years and had previously with the Marion City Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

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.
Corporal Lyden gave the Horry County Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Conway community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Horry County Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Conway, Horry County, SC

Platform Identity hcpd.horry.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 2000

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Military Service

Dennis James Lyden served in the Marine Corps (1973â1976) before joining law enforcement.

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Corporal Dennis James Lyden is one of 17,558 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,585 officers honored here.

In SC, 271 of 440 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.6% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At Horry County Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Horry County Police Department

of 6 officers

33.3% Felonious

SC — Statewide

271

of 440 officers

61.6% Felonious

Nationwide

17,558

of 32,585 officers

53.9% Felonious