Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Lonnie Wells was shot and killed and Corporal Marcus Stiles was critically wounded when they responded to a domestic disturbance call at approximately 4:00 pm.
A citizen called police with the license number of a pickup truck belonging to a couple that was arguing at a laundry off U.S. Highway 17A. The two officers arrived separately at the address on the truck's registration.
A subject at the scene opened fire, killing Officer Wells and critically wounding Corporal Stiles. Corporal Stiles was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to the gunshot wound to his head one day later.
The killer fled the scene in one of the patrol cars but was shot and killed a short time later by a deputy from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office.
Officer Wells had served with the agency for 2 years.
Rest in peace Officer Wells.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis July 19th, 2020
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wells gave the Moncks Corner Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Moncks Corner community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wells.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lonnie Wells served in the U.S. Navy (1984â2004) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Lonnie Wells 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In SC, 272 of 441 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Moncks Corner Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lonnie Wells's cause is highlighted.
How Lonnie Wells Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lonnie Wells is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lonnie Wells was killed by shotgun.
Military Service
Lonnie Wells served in the U.S. Navy (1984–2004) before joining law enforcement.
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