Roll of Honor
Incident
Night Policeman Edgar Martin died after a .45 caliber handgun he was carrying in his waistband accidentally discharged.
He was carrying the handgun in his belt as a second weapon from his duty revolver. The gun discharged as he walked along the sidewalk on Highway 74 (modern-day NC Highway 711), a quarter-mile west of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad tracks. The shot severed an artery, causing him to bleed to death.
Policeman Martin had served with the Pembroke Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Policeman Martin gave the Pembroke Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pembroke community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Policeman Martin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Night Policeman Edgar Martin 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar Martin's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar Martin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar Martin is highlighted in Jul.