End of Watch: Trooper Kevin K. Conner
Trooper Kevin K. Conner
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
End of Watch Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Bio
Age 38
Tour 11 years
Badge B551
Incident Details
Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Apprehended
Trooper Kevin Conner was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 701, near Sellers Town Road, in Columbus County at 12:15 am.
The subject opened fire on Trooper Conner as he was approaching the stopped vehicle, after stopping him for speeding, fatally wounding him. The man fled but was located near Fair Bluff. He lead officers on a pursuit until his vehicle became disabled on railroad tracks in the town. He then fled on foot but was located and taken into custody at 4:00 am.
A good samaritan happened upon Trooper Conner about an hour after he was shot and called 911. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. His dash cam and a nearby store camera showed he had been shot twice, once in the torso and once in the face.
The 20-year-old suspect, who was driving a stolen truck, served three months in prison and is now on probation for firing a gun into an occupied car in Chadbourn in 2015. He is being held in the Columbus County jail without privlege of bond.
Trooper Conner had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 11 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
In 2011 he saved a driver’s life when he extinguished a fire in his car after being involved in an accident.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Colonel Glenn M. McNeill
North Carolina Highway Patrol
512 N Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: (919) 971-4614
