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U.S. Air Force · United States 
Garland Joyner
1984
Garland Lindwood Joyner Jr. served the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
Gunfire
What Happened
Location: North Carolina
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Offender: At large
Detective Garland Joyner was shot and killed in North Carolina while conducting an investigation.
His body was located in Warwick Creek, which borders the Gates County - Chowan County line, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Although he was initially ruled a suicide, it was reclassified a homicide in 2014 after new evidence emerged indicating he was following leads on an active investigation.
His killer(s) remain unidentified and at large.
Detective Joyner was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Portsmouth Police Department for 14 years.
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Offender: At large
Detective Garland Joyner was shot and killed in North Carolina while conducting an investigation.
His body was located in Warwick Creek, which borders the Gates County - Chowan County line, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Although he was initially ruled a suicide, it was reclassified a homicide in 2014 after new evidence emerged indicating he was following leads on an active investigation.
His killer(s) remain unidentified and at large.
Detective Joyner was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Portsmouth Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Portsmouth Police Department
Detective
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