Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Mickey Hutchens succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained five days earlier after responding to backup another officer at a domestic disturbance call.
A man had gone to a local fast-food restaurant on Peters Creek Parkway to confront his ex-wife. When officers arrived on the scene they encountered the male subject behind the restaurant. The suspect, who was wanted on several warrants, fled on foot.
Both officers pursued the man behind several businesses. A struggle ensued during which the suspect pulled out a handgun and opened fire, striking both officers. Despite being wounded, the other officer was able to return fire and killed the suspect.
Sergeant Hutchens was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing to his wounds five days later.
Sergeant Hutchens had served with the Winston-Salem Police Department for 27 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Tributes
27 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Hutchens gave the Winston-Salem Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hutchens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Mickey Gray Hutchens 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 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 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Winston-Salem Police Dept., 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. Mickey Gray Hutchens's cause is highlighted.
How Mickey Gray Hutchens Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mickey Gray Hutchens is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mickey Gray Hutchens was killed by handgun.
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