Roll of Honor
Incident
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.
Sheriff Buck was survived by his wife and three children.
Survivors
Sheriff Buck was survived by his wife and three children.
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Sheriff Buck served with the Claiborne County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Port Gibson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Charles Edward Buck is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Edward Buck's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Edward Buck Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested in 1911
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Edward Buck is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Edward Buck was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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