Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Clyde Null was stabbed to death as he and other officers served mental papers on a man, 30, and tried to take him into custody at his home. The man charged at him and stabbed him in the chest with a 10-inch butcher knife. Alcorn County deputies and Corinth policemen opened fire, killing the man. Constable Null had served with the Alcorn County Constable's Office for 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Null gave the Alcorn County Constable's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Corinth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Null.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Earnest Clyde Null 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earnest Clyde Null's cause is highlighted.
How Earnest Clyde Null Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Earnest Clyde Null is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Earnest Clyde Null was killed by edged weapon; knife.