Homer Chatham Nuckolls
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Detective

Homer Chatham Nuckolls

Pine Bluff Police Department — Pine Bluff, AR
Felonious
End of Watch December 25, 1926
Age 45
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Homer Nuckolls was shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute at a home near the intersection of West 14th Avenue and South Hazel Street. Officers were called to the home after a husband threatened to kill his wife. The man was shot and killed by another officer during the incident.

Survivors

Detective Nuckolls was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, and four siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Nuckolls served with the Pine Bluff Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pine Bluff community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Nuckolls.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, AR
Platform Identity pbpd.jefferson.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 25, 1926
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Detective Homer Chatham Nuckolls 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 AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 66.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Pine Bluff Police Department, 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Pine Bluff Police Department
5
of 5 officers
100% Felonious
AR — Statewide
249
of 372 officers
66.9% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Homer Chatham Nuckolls's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Homer Chatham Nuckolls Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Homer Chatham Nuckolls is highlighted in Dec.

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. Homer Chatham Nuckolls was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location