| Special Deputy Sheriff Richard Emmett Shipp
Hunt County Sheriff's Office
Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, October 16, 1912 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 16, 1912
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Richard Shipp and Assistant Chief John Southall, of the Greenville Police Department, were shot and killed while attempting to arrest an intoxicated man who was firing a pistol.
The suspect opened fire on the officers, striking Assistant Chief Southall in the forehead and the unarmed Deputy Shipp in the heart. Other officers on the scene returned fire and killed the suspect. Deputy Shipp was survived by his wife and three children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
