JAMES JOSEPH MCCONKEY
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 16-W: 11
Department: Fayetteville, North Carolina, P.D.
End of Watch: December 3, 1977
Cause: SHOT
Age: 25
Years of Service: 7
Description: Officer McConkey was shot and killed in downtown Fayetteville after a suspect was able to gain control of his service weapon. Officer McConkey was on foot patrol as a result of a recent rash of burglaries in the area. He approached three suspicious men and a struggle ensued in which he was shot. The suspect turned himself in the following morning. Officer McConkey was a U.S. Army veteran and was survived by his wife, parents, and two brothers.
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