Timothy Wayne Whittington

Charlotte Police Department — Charlotte, NC

Felonious Veteran →

End of Watch July 16, 1985

Age 26

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Officer Timothy Whittington was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a first-degree burglary at Tennyson Drive in Charlotte. The suspect had just stabbed an 82-year-old resident several times and stolen a pistol as he fled from his home. When Officer Whittington stopped a man fitting the suspect's description, he was shot at Dupree and Rozzelle Ferry Road around 5:30 am. He was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The 25-year-old suspect was apprehended and sentenced to 150 years in prison for second-degree murder, burglary, and assault with intent to kill. Officer Whittington was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Charlotte Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Last updated: 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.
Patrol Officer Whittington gave the Charlotte 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 Charlotte Police Department

Location Charlotte, NC

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1985

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Sentenced to 150 years

Military Service

Timothy Wayne Whittington served in the Marine Corps (1977â1981) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrol Officer Timothy Wayne Whittington 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 Charlotte Police Department, 13 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.2% of this agency's fallen.

Charlotte Police Department

of 18 officers

72.2% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious