Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Myron Massey was shot and killed during a traffic stop on I-20 near the Ensley Avenue exit Corporal Massey spotted a car suspected of being used in an armed robbery and shooting earlier that night. When he stopped the car at 3:00 a.m., one of the two men inside the vehicle opened fire, fatally wounding Officer Massey. Both suspects were apprehended. One of the suspects was sentenced to life. The other was sent to a juvenile detention facility, from which he later escaped. After his escape, he was recaptured and sent to the Jefferson Correctional Facility, where he murdered Alabama Department of Corrections Officer William Donaldson on January 12th, 1990, when Officer Donaldson entered a segregation unit to dispense medicine. That suspect later committed suicide. Officer Massey was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Fairfield Police Department for five years. He had recently been honored as the Fairfield Police Officer of the Year. He was survived by his wife and four children. In 1985, Avenue G in Fairfield was renamed Myron Massey Boulevard.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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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.
Corporal Massey gave the Fairfield Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fairfield 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Myron James Massey served in the Air Force (1972â1975) before joining law enforcement.
Corporal Myron James Massey 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Fairfield Police Department, 4 of 4 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. Myron James Massey's cause is highlighted.
How Myron James Massey Compares
Offender Outcome
suspicious vehicle
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Myron James Massey is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Myron James Massey was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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