Robert Lee Nicholson
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Reserve Deputy Sheriff

Robert Lee Nicholson

Felonious
End of Watch July 4, 1982
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Reserve Deputy Robert Nicholson succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained five days earlier while responding to a disturbance call at local lounge. He was shot once in the head during the call.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Nicholson served with the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Sheriff Nicholson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Camden, Wilcox County, AL
Platform Identity wcso.wilcox.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 4, 1982
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Reserve Deputy Sheriff Robert Lee Nicholson 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 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 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Wilcox County Sheriff's Office
3
of 3 officers
100% Felonious
AL — Statewide
405
of 643 officers
63% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Lee Nicholson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Robert Lee Nicholson Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Lee Nicholson is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Lee Nicholson was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

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