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Police Officer Malcolm E.
Clarksville Police Department, Virginia

Police Officer

Malcolm E. "Mack" Tuck

Clarksville Police Department, Virginia

End of Watch: Monday, December 30, 1929

Biographical Info

Age: 53
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 30, 1929
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Mack Tuck and Deputy Sheriff Bernard Puryear, of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, were shot and killed while raiding a still three miles east of Clarksville.

Both officers were transported to a hospital in Oxford, North Carolina, where they succumbed to their wounds.

The suspect was originally sentenced to death, but the sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court of Appeals. He was sentenced to 20 years at a second trial.