Leflore County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi
End of Watch: Friday, July 9, 1926
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 9, 1926
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1926
Chief Deputy Smith was shot and killed by a man he stopped to question. The suspect was apprehended minutes later.
The 25-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and hanged on August 27, 1926.