Roll of Honor
Roy Gene Turner, Jr.
Incident
Police Officer Roy Turner was shot and killed at the intersection of Moore Street and Hillsboro Street while on patrol at approximately 9 p.m.
Officer Turner was a member of the Neighborhood Improvement Team and was patrolling a violent, crime-intensive area when he was shot.
The killer was sentenced to death for Officer Turner's murder on Oct. 22, 2002. On December 13, 2012, the killer's death sentence was commuted to life. However, in January 2017, the death sentence was reinstated. On September 26, 2020, because racial bias was said to be a significant factor in his death sentence, his death sentence was again commuted to life.
Officer Turner was a United States Army Persian War veteran and had served with the Fayetteville Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his son, parents, and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Turner gave the Fayetteville Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fayetteville community. Thank you 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
Roy Gene Turner, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Roy Gene Turner, Jr. 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 Fayetteville Police Department, 7 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy Gene Turner, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Roy Gene Turner, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced commuted to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Gene Turner, Jr. is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Roy Gene Turner, Jr. was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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