On May 4, 1970, in a trailer park near McIlwaine Rd., Sergeant Robinson and fellow officers were attempting to apprehend a man suspected of firing shots at a utility worker. As the officers searched the area, the suspect opened fire on them with a high-powered rifle. Sergeant Robinson, 44, was shot and mortally wounded.

 

Sergeant Lewis Robinson
Mecklenburg County Police Department
22 years of service