Officer Gregg Winters died from his injuries on January 8, 1991. He was shot by Michael Allen Lambert on December 28, 1990 in Indiana. The Cop Killer was executed by lethal injection 16 years later on June 15, 2007. Let us hear from the slain cop’s family on Unit 1012 Blog.
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Officer Gregg William Winters |
Officer
Gregg William Winters
Muncie Police Department, Indiana
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 8, 1991
Bio & Incident Details
Age:32
Tour:4 years
Badge #167
Cause:Gunfire
Incident Date:12/28/1990
Weapon:Handgun; .25 caliber
Suspect:Executed in 2007
Officer Gregg Winters succumbed to gunshot wounds suffered 11 days earlier after being shot while transporting a prisoner.
Officer Winters had arrested the subject for public intoxication and he was placed in the rear seat of his squad car after being searched by another officer. Approximately one-eighth mile from the jail, the handcuffed subject was able to pull out a concealed .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun and shoot Officer Winters in the back of the head and neck five times.
The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On June 15, 2007, he was executed by lethal injection.
Officer Winters had served with the Muncie Police Department for four years. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a brother who serves as a deputy chief with the Muncie Police Department.