Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Bullock was shot and killed during a liquor raid in Martin. Deputy Bullock went to Martin after a prisoner had gone off without permission. While there he was invited by Martin officials to assist them in a liquor raid on a convicted murderer's house. Deputy Bullock and a Martin police officer entered the house while other officers surrounded it. Deputy Bullock asked the man if he had any liquor, to which he replied he had some steel. With this he grabbed a pistol from a trunk he had been ordered to open. Deputy Bullock grabbed the man's arm above the wrist. The man turned the automatic toward the deputy and began firing. Deputy Bullock was stuck in the stomach and chest. He was carried to a hospital where he died at 9 o'clock Friday night. Fellow officers began shooting at the man, literally filling him with lead. One ball entered his heart, killing him instantly. Deputy Bullock was survived by his wife, two sons, four brothers, and a sister. Deputy Bullock was laid to rest at the Liberty cemetery.
Survivors
Deputy Bullock was survived by his wife, two sons, four brothers, and a sister.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Bullock served with the Weakley County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Dresden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bullock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Egbert Bullock 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 64.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Weakley County Sheriff's Office, 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. Egbert Bullock's cause is highlighted.
How Egbert Bullock Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Egbert Bullock is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Egbert Bullock was killed by handgun.
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