| Patrolman Mercer Leroy Denby
Tifton Police Department
Georgia
End of Watch: Friday, August 28, 1942 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, July 18, 1942
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Executed Patrolman Mercer Denby and Chief Joseph Henderson were shot and killed by a drunken soldier Patrolman Denby had arrested. The suspect was able to gain control of Patrolman Denby's weapon and shot him. The suspect then fled into the streets and started to fire the gun randomly.
Chief Henderson was shot when he rushed to the scene to assist Patrolman Denby. Patrolman Denby succumbed to his wounds 6 weeks later.
The suspect was sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair at Reidsville State Prison on May 28, 1943. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
