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Sheriff C. Roy Kelly
Howell County Sheriff's Department
Missouri

End of Watch: Saturday, December 19, 1931

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, December 19, 1931
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Sheriff Roy Kelly was shot and killed by two members of the Barker Gang while investigating a suspicious car. One of the suspects was responsible for the murder of Chief Manley Jackson, of the Pocahontas Police Department, Arkansas.

This suspect was later shot and killed by FBI agents. The second suspect was apprehended and committed suicide in 1979.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Howell County Sheriff's Department, MissouriChief of Police Manley Jackson
Pocahontas Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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