Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi
End of Watch Friday, November 29, 1878
Add to My HeroesCharles Edward Buck
Sheriff Charles Buck and Deputy Sheriff Robert Lum were shot and killed as they attempted to serve a warrant for murder.
The suspect had murdered the county clerk two years prior and had been wanted since. Sheriff Buck received information that he was at a home approximately three miles north of Port Gibson on the Grand Gulf Road.
The suspect opened fire on the deputies, killing Deputy Lum and mortally wounding Sheriff Buck. The suspect escaped and remained at large for 34 years until being arrested in July 1911.
Sheriff Buck succumbed to his wounds two days later.
Bio
- Age 42
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Wednesday, November 27, 1878
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Arrested in 1911
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