David Wayne Rickman

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, ...

DAVID W. RICKMAN

Patrolman David Wayne Rickman, age 23