Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Gregg Winters succumbed to gunshot wounds suffered 11 days earlier after being shot while transporting a prisoner at 1:45 a.m. Officer Winters had arrested the subject for public intoxication, and he was placed in the rear seat of his squad car after being searched by another officer. Approximately one-eighth mile from the jail, the handcuffed subject was able to pull out a concealed .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun and shot Officer Winters in the back of the head and neck five times. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On June 15, 2007, he was executed by lethal injection. Officer Winters had served with the Muncie Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a brother who serves as a deputy chief of the Muncie Police Department.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Winters gave the Muncie Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Muncie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Winters.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Gregg William Winters 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Muncie Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregg William Winters's cause is highlighted.
How Gregg William Winters Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2007
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gregg William Winters is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gregg William Winters was killed by handgun; .25 caliber.
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