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Constable

Fredrick L. Humphrey

Forrest County Constable's Office — Hattiesburg, MS

Felonious

End of Watch March 26, 1965

Age 28

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Constable Fredrick Humphrey was shot and killed after stopping a car occupied by four men. He was attempting to talk to them at a nearby bar when they sped away. The shooter was arrested the following day and confessed to the murder. The three other occupants of the car were held as material witnesses. The suspect, 20, was tried twice for murder and sentenced to death both times. On August 6, 1970, his sentence was commuted to life. He applied for a parole in 1977. He was paroled at some point between 1977 and 1988 and moved to Indiana.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Humphrey served with the Forrest County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hattiesburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Humphrey.

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

Agency

Department Forrest County Constable's Office

Type Other

Location Hattiesburg, MS

Platform Identity fcco.forrest.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 26, 1965

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Constable Fredrick L. Humphrey is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 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 15.4 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

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

Forrest County Constable's Office

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,587 officers

53.9% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fredrick L. Humphrey's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,559 (53.9%)

Accident

10,095 (31%)

Illness

3,037 (9.3%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

334 (1%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

How Fredrick L. Humphrey Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Fredrick L. Humphrey is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Fredrick L. Humphrey was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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