Roll of Honor
J. J. Moseley
Incident
Dispensary Constable J.J. Moseley was shot and killed while seizing a load of liquor at the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway depot in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Constable Moseley had learned that a load of liquor was arriving at the depot shortly after 1:00 am on express train No. 41. He obtained assistance from a local court constable and went to the depot to intercept the load. When they arrived at the depot they discovered a group of men waiting for the train.
After the train's arrival, Constable Moseley seized the liquor and began moving it into the depot for safekeeping. As he did so, one of the men who had been waiting for the train grabbed a jug and ran away with it. As Constable Moseley turned and fired at the man, a second man shot him in the back of the head, killing him instantly.
The man who shot Constable Moseley was arrested and charged with murder.
Constable Moseley was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Constable Moseley was survived by his wife and two children.
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Dispensary Constable Moseley served with the South Carolina State Dispensary Commission.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Dispensary Constable J. J. Moseley 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 SC, 272 of 441 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At South Carolina State Dispensary Commission, 9 of 9 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. J. J. Moseley's cause is highlighted.
How J. J. Moseley Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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