| Deputy Sheriff Gray E. Fairy
Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office
South Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, January 20, 1944 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, January 16, 1944
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Gray Fairy was shot and fatally wounded and Chief Walter Dukes was shot and killed when they attempted to serve a warrant on a man at his home in Branchville.
The man was granted permission to get his hat, but instead he grabbed a gun and opened fire. Chief Dukes was killed instantly. Deputy Fairy was shot through the chest but was able to return fire and killed the suspect. Deputy Fairy died at the county hospital four days later. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
