Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Skip Nicholson was shot and killed while he and the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office chief deputy responded to a domestic disturbance call on Shamburger Road in Yellow Bluff at about 5:00 pm.
A woman had reported that her estranged husband had threatened to kill her and had left to retrieve a firearm. As Constable Nicholson and the chief deputy arrived at the home they encountered the man, who opened fire and shot both deputies. Despite being wounded, the chief deputy returned fire and killed the subject.
Constable Nicholson was flown to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, where he succumbed to his wounds.
Constable Nicholson had served in law enforcement in Wilcox County for 40 years, having served as a reserve deputy, a full-time deputy, and an elected constable. He had previously been shot in the line of duty while responding to a call for service in the 1990s while serving with the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, and eight grandchildren.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, and eight grandchildren.
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40 years. You could have gone home.
Constable Nicholson gave the Wilcox County Constable's Office 40 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Camden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Nicholson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Madison "Skip" Nicholson 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Madison "Skip" Nicholson's cause is highlighted.
How Madison "Skip" Nicholson Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Madison "Skip" Nicholson is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Madison "Skip" Nicholson was killed by gun; unknown type.