Off-Duty Greensboro Police Officer Killed Trying to Stop Beer Theft

An off-duty Greensboro police officer shot and killed Saturday was trying to stop the suspects from stealing beer, according to court documents released on Monday. The Greensboro Police Department is mourning the death of Sergeant Philip Dale Nix, a watch commander who was shot at a Sheetz located at 3202 Sandy Ridge Road. Nix was off duty at the time and not in uniform. In the days following his death, members of the community placed flowers and cards on an SUV parked outside Greensboro police headquarters to honor Nix and share their support for his friends, coworkers and loved ones. Nix had been with the department for 23 years.

Jamere Foster, 18, was charged with the veteran officer's first-degree murder. A warrant indicates Foster stole "several Modelo beer cases" valued at roughly $83 the day Nix was killed.

Z’quriah Le’Pearce Blackwell, 18, was charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, and John Walter Morrison, 28, was charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny.

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