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Deputy Sheriff Eulis Breeding | Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, Virginia Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

Deputy Sheriff

Eulis Breeding

Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

End of Watch: Wednesday, September 9, 1964

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 50

Tour: 9 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 9/9/1964

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Served 18 years

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Deputy Eulis Breeding was shot and killed while attempting to serve papers on a man near the Buchanan County - Dickenson County line. Deputy Breeding, accompanied by then Patrolman Shaw of Honaker, Virginia, went to the suspects' home to serve the suspect a warrant. When they discovered the warrant had been left in the vehicle, Patrolman Shaw went back to the vehicle to retrieve it and while doing so heard gunshots from the home. Deputy Breeding was shot 3 times, once in the chest, once in the left wrist and once in the back.

The suspect was apprehended and convicted of Deputy Breeding's murder. He served 18 years of his sentence in the Old Richmond Prison and was released.

Deputy Breeding had served with the agency for nine years. He was survived by his wife.

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My father, Donald Shaw was a Patrolman at the time and was with Deputy Breeding when he was shot by Dewey Barton.
They were serving a warrant on Barton and left the warrant on the dash of the car.
When they saw him my father went back to the car to get it when he heard 3 gunshots. The weapon was a .22 pistol.
Deputy Breeding was hit once in the chest,once in the left wrist and once in the back. Barton was arrested at around midnight and served 18 years in the Richmond state prison.
My father went on to serve both Honaker and Lebanon VA for 30 years,most of it as the Chief of Police. My father passed away in 1994 due to lung cancer.
Neither of these fine officers will ever be forgotton.
R.I.P.

Jerry Shaw
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June 8, 2010

 

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