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Detective Garland Lindwood Joyner, Jr. | Portsmouth Police Department, Virginia
Portsmouth Police Department, Virginia

Detective

Garland Lindwood Joyner, Jr.

Portsmouth Police Department, Virginia

End of Watch: Sunday, March 18, 1984

Biographical Info

Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 131

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 18, 1984
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: At large

Detective Garland Joyner was shot and killed in North Carolina while conducting an investigation.

His body was locate in Warwick Creek, which borders the Gates County - Chowan County line, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Although his 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. He is survived by his wife and daughter.