ERIC FRANCIS NICHOLSON

Officer Rank: Trooper First Class
Memorial Panel: 31-W: 22
Department: South Carolina Highway Patrol
End of Watch: December 6, 2000
Cause: SHOT
Age: 28
Years of Service: 2
Description: Trooper Nicholson was shot and killed while attempting to stop a bank robbery suspect. Trooper Nicholson followed the suspect, who was driving a small motorcycle and attempted to stop him. The suspect then produced a small handgun and shot Trooper Nicholson several times before he could exit his patrol car. Trooper Nicholson was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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