Nick Risner

Murdered
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Sergeant James Nicholas "Nick" Risner, a 40-year-old officer with the Sheffield Police Department, succumbed to gunshot wounds on October 2, 2021. The incident occurred during a shootout with a murder suspect in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

The events leading to the shootout began when the suspect shot and killed a passenger in a vehicle on Avalon Avenue in Muscle Shoals, then pushed the body out and stole another vehicle. The suspect drove into the city of Sheffield, prompting a pursuit by ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Nick Risner

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Muscle-shoals

    AL

    2021-10-01

    40

    Nick

    Risner

    Yes

    12/04/2024

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