Jack Conrad Renigar

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office — Winston-Salem, NC

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch May 30, 1975

Age 43

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 8

Incident

Reserve Captain Jack Renigar was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a suspect who had shot Deputy Sheriff Wayne Gaither of the Davie County Sheriff's Department. The man had been cornered in a small convenience store on Redland Road, near Route 158, and was exchanging shots with officers. A couple pulled into the parking lot of the store during the shootout, not knowing what was happening. Captain Renigar was shot by the suspect when he stood up from his covered position to warn the couple. Deputy Gaither succumbed to his wounds the following day. The suspect was eventually apprehended and sentenced to two 80-year terms in prison on July 14th, 1976. He died in prison on July 31st, 1992. Captain Renigar was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office for at least five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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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.
Reserve Captain Renigar gave the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem 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

Department Forsyth County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Platform Identity fcso.forsyth.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 30, 1975

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Jack Conrad Renigar served in the the United States military (1953â1955) before joining law enforcement.

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Reserve Captain Jack Conrad Renigar 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%.

At Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office

of 9 officers

44.4% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious