JOSEPH JOHN MCGARRY
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Officer Rank: Police Officer 1st Class
Memorial Panel: 35-W: 23
Department: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, P.D.
End of Watch: December 29, 2002
Cause: SHOT
Age: 28
Years of Service: 4
Description: Officer McGarry was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped a suspicious vehicle on North Kings Highway. Four suspects exited the suspicious vehicle and opened fire with a .45 caliber handgun. Officer McGarry was struck in the head and killed instantly. Officer McGarry's partner returned fire and struck one of the suspects, while back-up officers captured the remaining suspects.
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