Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Henry Prince was shot and killed in Enterprise by a man he was questioning about a stolen handsaw. An anonymous tip led to the suspect's arrest a week later near Meridian. The suspect, 50, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison March 8, 1961. Constable Prince had served with the agency for five years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Prince gave the Clarke County Sheriff's Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Quitman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Prince.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Henry Prince 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 MS, 243 of 350 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this state's fallen. That is 69.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Clarke County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Prince's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Prince Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Prince is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Prince was killed by shotgun.
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