Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Michael Vickers was shot and killed by a man during an altercation on a street while he was on patrol. The altercation started when the suspect was asked by his partner to move off the sidewalk to let a woman pass. The man was also angry because another officer had just been acquitted of the death of his brother a year earlier. A fight followed when Patrolman Vickers' partner removed the man from the sidewalk. The officer tried to search him for a pistol but the suspect resisted. The suspect swung at Patrolman and knocked him to the ground before being knocked down by the other officer. When the suspect rose, he came up with a pistol in hand and shot Patrolman Vickers in the neck and stomach. Patrolman Vickers died the next day. The subject was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years.
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Patrolman Vickers served with the Winston-Salem Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Michael Mordecai Vickers 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 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 Winston-Salem Police Department, 10 of 19 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 52.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Mordecai Vickers's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Mordecai Vickers Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Mordecai Vickers is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael Mordecai Vickers was killed by handgun.
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