Off-duty Sergeant Philip Dale Nix was shot and killed Saturday night while trying to stop a crime at a Sheetz gas station. Three people, including two 18-year-olds, have been arrested in connection to his murder.
The Greensboro Police Department and community are mourning the death of a watch commander killed Saturday night.
Sergeant Philip Dale Nix was shot at the Sheetz located at 3202 Sandy Ridge Road, according to police.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with Nix’s death.
Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson said another off-duty officer and a Guilford County paramedic at the gas station tried to save Nix. Unfortunately, he died at the hospital. Nix had been with the department for 23 years.
Thompson said Nix was an off-duty sergeant trying to stop a crime at the time of the shooting.
The Department’s social media post says Nix worked many assignments, including Criminal Investigations, as a detective, a patrol sergeant, and most recently-supervisor of the family victims unit.
The post also says Nix was a team leader for the peer support team for more than 12 years.
An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with his murder.
The following people have been arrested in connection with Sergeant Nix’s death and are charged with the following crimes:
Foster and Morrison are being held without bond. Blackwell is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Greensboro police said the Winston-Salem Police Department assisted them in making these arrests. Additional charges may be forthcoming as the investigation continues.
„We ask for prayers for the family of the fallen officer and our Greensboro PD family,“ Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson said during a press conference.
The police department said Nix was a loving husband, father, son and brother. He previously worked as a detective with the criminal investigations division.
