Alleghany County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, April 14, 1938
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 14, 1938
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1940
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Shepherd was shot and killed while he was off duty working in his mother's garden. A man walked by and shot him in retaliation for having a confrontation with his son a few days earlier.
Deputy Shepherd's killer became the first Alleghanian to receive the death penalty. He was executed in the gas chamber on January 19th, 1940.
Deputy Shepherd was survived by his expectant wife and five children.