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Ronnie E. McGraw

Mecklenburg County Police Department — Charlotte, NC

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch October 18, 1970

Age 25

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Badge 31

The Vigil Panel 107 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 5

Incident

Officer Ronnie McGraw was shot and killed as he and other officers raided a gambling house on East Fourth Street at 1:45 am. He was shot in the chest and back as he led his officers into the home. Over $42,000 in cash, a shotgun, and eight handguns were confiscated in the house, and 17 suspects were arrested. Only one suspect was charged with Officer McGraw's murder. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 27 years in prison on May 9, 1971. On August 30, 1972, he was granted a new trial because a judge ruled that the raid was conducted with an invalid search warrant. The suspect was acquitted at his new trial on January 9, 1973. Officer McGraw was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Mecklenburg County Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

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.
Officer McGraw gave the Mecklenburg County Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Charlotte 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

Department Mecklenburg County Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Charlotte, NC

Platform Identity mcpd.mecklenburg.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 18, 1970

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 25

Badge Number 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Ronnie E. McGraw served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Ronnie E. McGraw 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 97,759 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 Mecklenburg County Police Department, 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Mecklenburg County Police Department

of 6 officers

100% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious