Roll of Honor
Torrance MacMillan
Incident
Officer Torrance MacMillan succumbed to a gunshot wound when he was shot as he and another officer raided a restaurant for illegal moonshine. When he told the other officer to call for a patrol wagon, the 53-year-old proprietor produced a 10-gauge shotgun from behind a counter and shot him in the abdomen. Officer Macmillan managed to return fire, killing the suspect. Officer MacMillan was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department for 1 year.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, brother, and sister.
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- August 2, 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.
Officer MacMillan gave the Sault Ste. Marie Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Sault Sainte Marie 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
Torrance MacMillan served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Officer Torrance MacMillan 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 MI, 426 of 719 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.2% of this state's fallen. That is 59.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, 3 of 3 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. Torrance MacMillan's cause is highlighted.
How Torrance MacMillan Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Torrance MacMillan is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Torrance MacMillan was killed by shotgun.
Military Service
Torrance MacMillan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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