North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
End of Watch Saturday, October 5, 1974
Add to My HeroesLawrence Canipe, Jr.
Patrolman Lawrence Canipe and Sergeant W. Dean Arledge were shot and killed in the basement of the Buncombe County Courthouse.
Sergeant Arledge was assisting Patrolman Canipe to administer a breathalyzer test when the suspect was able to gain control of one of the officers' handguns and shot them both. The suspect was apprehended the next day by a deputy sheriff in Asheville.
The suspect was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder on March 28th, 1975, and sentenced to two life terms. He died in prison on September 5th, 1995.
Patrolman Canipe was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for eight years. He was survived by his parents.
Bio
- Age 32
- Tour 8 years
- Badge G-449
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Officer's handgun
- Offender Sentenced to life
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View all 23 Reflections50 years ago. If time heals all wounds, it would appear half a century is not enough, for the pain of your loss is as acute now as it was that night.
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