Detective Michael R. Doty, 37, was shot and killed while on duty in York, South Carolina. A 12-year veteran of the York County Sheriff’s Office, Doty was part of a SWAT team searching for a domestic violence suspect after deputies responded to a late-night assault. The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Christian Thomas McCall, ambushed the officers in the early hours of January 16, 2018, and in the resulting exchange of gunfire Doty and three other officers were struck. Doty was critically wounded, flown to a hospital in Charlotte, and died on January 17, 2018; the three other officers survived.

Doty served as an investigator with the York County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit and coordinated the Law Enforcement Officer Narcan Program. He was noted for his work with people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and is remembered by family and colleagues as a dedicated officer. Does anyone have information or memories to share about Detective Doty or the night of the shooting?