Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Steven Jordan was shot and killed while checking a car about 2 am. Police received a report concerning an abandoned police car with the motor running, located on Charlotte Avenue near the Glendale intersection. Other agencies were notified that an officer was missing and the county police arrested a 24-year-old male at approximately 3:30 am. The suspect led police to Officer Jordan's body on a dirt road off South Carolina roadway 49 at the south edge of Bullock Creek, about 25 miles southwest of Rock Hill. Officer Jordan had been shot eight times. Officer Jordan's killer was originally sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life when the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional. He later died in prison in 2009.
Survivors
Officer Jordan was survived by his wife, daughter, two sisters, parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Jordan gave the Rock Hill Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Rock Hill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jordan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Steven Wayne Jordan 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Rock Hill Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven Wayne Jordan's cause is highlighted.
How Steven Wayne Jordan Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in 2009
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Wayne Jordan is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Steven Wayne Jordan was killed by gun; unknown type.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Rock Hill Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
