Patrol Officer Timothy Wayne Whittington
Charlotte Police Department
North Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 16, 1985

Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, July 16, 1985
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 150 years

Officer Whittington was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a first degree burglary. The suspect had just stabbed an elderly resident and stole a pistol as he fled. When Officer Whittington stopped a man fitting the suspect's description he was shot and killed. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to 150 years in prison.

Officer Whittington had been with the agency for three years.