Elmer E. Honeycutt

Greensboro Police Department — Greensboro, NC

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch June 15, 1924

Age 31

Tour of Duty 6 mo

The Vigil Panel 47 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 13

Incident

Officer Elmer Honeycutt was shot and killed while he and another officer searched a wooded area known as King Woods on the rim of the city limits in search of rum runners and gamblers. They were reported to be making this area their rendezvous location on the property of the Dixie Swimming Pool. On their way out of the woods, the two officers unexpectedly ran into a man who had burglarized three homes on Spring Garden Street the night before. The man shot Officer Honeycutt once through the heart. Within a few minutes, all available officers reinforced by hundreds of citizens surrounded the area. Four hours later the suspect was found and arrested. The 42-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He died in prison on June 15th, 1934. Officer Honeycutt was a decorated U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents.

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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 Honeycutt served with the Greensboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Greensboro 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 Greensboro Police Department

Location Greensboro, NC

Platform Identity greepd.guilford.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 15, 1924

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Died in prison

Military Service

Elmer E. Honeycutt served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Officer Elmer E. Honeycutt 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 Greensboro Police Department, 7 of 14 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Greensboro Police Department

of 14 officers

50% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious