On November 22, 1981, Officer Dennie Quay Enevold, a 33-year-old white male and Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, responded to a report of a suspicious person and vehicle at Ash Street and Woodcock Avenue in Hendersonville, North Carolina, around 4:50 a.m. A confrontation followed; during a physical struggle the suspect gained control of Officer Enevold’s service weapon and shot him. He died of his wounds the next day, November 23, 1981.

He had served with the Hendersonville Police Department for nearly 16 months and was survived by his wife, father, brother, and sister. The suspect was later caught, convicted of murder, and received a life sentence on October 2, 1984.

A monument in Officer Enevold’s honor was dedicated by the City of Hendersonville, and the department holds annual ceremonies remembering his service.