Hickory Police Department, North Carolina
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 9, 1977
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: August 9, 1977
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Maynor was accidentally shot and killed when another officer's weapon discharged when she dropped it during a weapon maintenance class. The officer was reloading and securing the weapon when the incident occurred. The round struck Officer Maynor in the heart, killing him instantly.
Officer Maynor had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and two children.