Roll of Honor
Elwyn L. Hargrave
Incident
Location: North Carolina Weapon: Officer's handgun Offender: Shot and killed
Sergeant Elwyn Hargrave was shot and killed with his own service revolver in Fayetteville, North Carolina, by another soldier who was creating a disturbance at approximately 1:30 am.
The disturbance started as soldiers boarded a bus at the intersection of Hay Street and Hillsboro as they returned to Fort Bragg following a night in the city on payday. As Sergeant Hagrave attempted to subdue the soldier he was attacked and disarmed. The soldier then shot him in the chest, killing him. He then exchanged shots with two other military police officers, wounding them both before being killed. Several other soldiers on the bus were also wounded during the shootout.
Sergeant Hargrave had served in the United States Army for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother.
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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.
Sergeant Hargrave gave the United States Army Military Police Corps 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Elwyn L. Hargrave served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Elwyn L. Hargrave is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Army Military Police Corps, 26 of 65 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elwyn L. Hargrave's cause is highlighted.
How Elwyn L. Hargrave Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Elwyn L. Hargrave was killed by officer's handgun.
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