Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Stephen Amos was shot and killed while he and another officer were responding to a call of shots fired. Officer Amos and his partner were traveling to a training session when they heard a call for shots fired in a nearby apartment complex. Officer Amos drove their patrol car onto the street when they encountered sniper fire. He positioned the patrol car to block traffic and got out to take cover. As Officer Amos exited the patrol car, the sniper fired and the round went through the car and struck him. Other officers were able to move Officer Amos out of the line of fire and transport him to a local hospital where he succumbed from his wounds the next day. The suspect was sentenced to death and was scheduled to be executed on February 27, 2004 until a U.S. District Court Judge issued an indefinite stay of execution. The suspected died in prison on December 5, 2008. Police Officer Stephen Amos is survived by his wife, brother and parents. In September 2018, U.S. 158 over North Beltway Drive, was renamed to Officer Stephen Levi Amos II Bridge and was selected because of his nearby childhood home.
Survivors
Police Officer Stephen Amos is survived by his wife, brother and parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Amos gave the Winston-Salem Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Amos.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Stephen Levi Amos, II 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 Winston-Salem Police Dept., 10 of 19 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 52.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Levi Amos, II's cause is highlighted.
How Stephen Levi Amos, II Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Levi Amos, II is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stephen Levi Amos, II was killed by gun; unknown type.
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