Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Chief Charles Dickey was shot and killed shortly after 4:30 am while assisting other officers search a building for a burglary suspect at 26th Avenue and 13th Street in Gulfport. Two officers walking their beat discovered that the business had a broken window and found an axe lying nearby. The officers called Chief Dickey, who then responded to the scene. After breaking out more of the window, Chief Dickey entered the store. Just as one of the officers advised him to get out his gun, he was struck by a shotgun blast in the face, neck, and chest and killed instantly. The other officers covered the exits from the building and told a deliveryman to get assistance. A county sheriff's deputy and a former constable volunteered to go inside, and they were able to arrest the suspect. The man was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death six hours and forty minutes after the murder. He was hanged on February 21, 1913. Chief Dickey had served with the Gulfport Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Dickey gave the Gulfport Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gulfport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Dickey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Charles Dickey is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MS, 243 of 350 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this state's fallen. That is 69.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Gulfport Police Department, 6 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Dickey's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Dickey Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Dickey is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Dickey was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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