Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Doyle Smith was shot and mortally wounded in the business section of Marshall by a man he ordered to leave town or stop drinking. The subject was also wounded during an exchange of gunfire between the two. Sheriff Doyal died in a Little Rock hospital two days later.
The suspect was charged with first degree murder.
A dispute among witnesses over who fired the first shot led to the suspect's acquittal on February 10th, 1950.
Sheriff Smith is buried in Henley Cemetery, Seary County, Arkansas.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Smith served with the Searcy County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Marshall community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Sheriff Doyle Smith 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 AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 66.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Doyle Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Doyle Smith Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Doyle Smith is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Doyle Smith was killed by handgun; pistol.
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