Farmerville Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Sunday, April 8, 1973
Add to My HeroesNed Wiley
Deputy Marshal Ned Wiley and Deputy Marshal Jessie Neal were shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance at the town's public housing complex known as D'Arbonne Village.
The subject shot both officers in the chest at point blank range with a shotgun. The man then started to beat Deputy Marshal Neal, who was still seated in his patrol car, with a pistol. A third officer arrived on the scene and fired at the subject, who fled on foot. The man was arrested hiding in a mobile home on Circle Drive approximately three hours later.
Deputy Marshal Wiley was survived by his wife, son, mother, brother, and sister.
Bio
- Age 57
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Apprehended
Most Recent Reflection
View all 7 ReflectionsRest in peace Deputy Marshal Wiley.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 6, 2020
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