Roll of Honor
Dudley Emerson Whiteside
Incident
Chief Whiteside was shot and killed by a suspect armed with a .22 caliber pistol while attempting to settle a dispute with a resident over a city water main. Chief Whiteside went to talk to a store owner after he refused to let city workers unhook his water line from a closed mill. As the chief was searching him after a brief conversation, he drew a .22 caliber target pistol from his overall bib and shot the him near the heart. Chief Whiteside died instantly without making any attempt to use his own gun, which was still holstered when his body was removed from the scene. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was paroled in the 1980s and died a few years later. Chief Whiteside had been with the agency for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, two sons, father, two brothers, and two sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Whiteside gave the Jacksonville Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Whiteside.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Dudley Emerson Whiteside 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jacksonville Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dudley Emerson Whiteside's cause is highlighted.
How Dudley Emerson Whiteside Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dudley Emerson Whiteside is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dudley Emerson Whiteside was killed by handgun.
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