Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Robert Lum and Sheriff Charles Buck were shot and killed as they attempted to serve a warrant for murder.
The suspect had murdered the county clerk two years prior and had been wanted since. Sheriff Buck received information that he was at a home approximately three miles north of Port Gibson on the Grand Gulf Road.
The suspect opened fire on the deputies, killing Deputy Lum and mortally wounding Sheriff Buck. The suspect escaped and remained at large for 34 years until being arrested in July 1911.
Sheriff Buck succumbed to his wounds two days later.
Deputy Lum was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Deputy Lum was survived by his wife.
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Deputy Sheriff Lum served with the Claiborne County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Port Gibson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Robert Lum 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 Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, 4 of 4 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. Robert Lum's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Lum Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Lum is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Lum was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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