Officer Edwin Glenn Bond, Jr., Taylorsville Police Department, Mississippi

Officer Edwin Glenn Bond, Jr.

Taylorsville Police Department, Mississippi

End of Watch Tuesday, October 24, 1978

Edwin Glenn Bond, Jr.

Officer Edwin Bond was shot and killed at 1000 hours after talking with a man who had just been in a domestic dispute.

He encountered the man at a local grocery store and informed him to go home to cool off. As Officer Bond drove away, the suspect grabbed his .30-.30 rifle and opened fire, striking Officer Bond.

The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to life in prison.

Officer Bond had been employed with the Taylorsville Police Department for 2 years. He is survived by his parents.

Bio

Age 20
Tour 2 years
Badge T-3

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; .30-.30
Offender Sentenced to life

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Your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to the Citizens of and The Town of Taylorsville! Continue to Rest in Peace Officer Bond.
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of GOD." Matthew 5:9

Corporal Tony Dunn
Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D

October 24, 2015