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In the early morning hours of April 12, 1986, a single gunshot shattered the predawn quiet of a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood, tragically ending the life of a young police officer. David Wayne Rickman, a 23-year-old White male, had been with the Roanoke City Police Department for less than a year, embarking on a promising career in law enforcement after serving in the United States Army. That morning, he and his partner responded to a domestic disturbance call, a situation officers often face, ...Read More
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Victim Details

Man David Wayne Rickman

Male

White / Caucasian

Roanoke

VA

1986-04-12

23

David

Wayne Rickman

01/06/2026