Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Vance McGill was accidentally shot and killed in the police station, at 104 North Elm Street, when an automatic pistol he was examining discharged.
RIP; Never to be forgotten.
Retired First Sergeant Thomas Webb New York State Police - Troop "D" October 10th, 2020
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police McGill gave the Lumberton Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lumberton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police McGill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Vance R. McGill is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At Lumberton Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vance R. McGill's cause is highlighted.
How Vance R. McGill Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vance R. McGill is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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