Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Tennessee Weapon: Handgun Offender: Sentenced to 2 to 10 years
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell Gentry was shot and killed at a filling station just over the state line in Greene County, Tennessee, while attempting to quell a disturbance between four men.
Deputy Gentry had convinced one man to leave the filling station and was leading him from the area by the arm when the other three men opened fire on them. Deputy Gentry was fatally wounded and the other subject was shot twice in the head.
The three men were arrested by the Madison County sheriff later in the day and then extradited to Tennessee the following day. All three were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 2 to 10 years in the Tennessee Penitentiary.
Deputy Gentry was survived by his wife and several children.
Survivors
Deputy Gentry was survived by his wife and several children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Gentry served with the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Marshall community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Gentry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell Gentry 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 58 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Madison County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mitchell Gentry's cause is highlighted.
How Mitchell Gentry Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mitchell Gentry is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mitchell Gentry was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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