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Chief Deputy Sheriff

Frank Smith

Leflore County Sheriff's Department — Greenwood, MS

Felonious

End of Watch July 9, 1926

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Chief Deputy Smith was shot and killed by a man he stopped to question. The suspect was apprehended minutes later.

The 25-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and hanged on August 27, 1926.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Smith served with the Leflore County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Greenwood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Smith.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Leflore County Sheriff's Department

Location Greenwood, MS

Platform Identity lcso.leflore.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 9, 1926

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Executed in 1926

Chief Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith 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%.

At Leflore County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Leflore County Sheriff's Department

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Smith's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Frank Smith Compares

Offender Outcome

Executed in 1926

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Smith is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frank Smith was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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