Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Terrian Bailey was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call near a local convenience store off Highway 18, near Hermanville, shortly after midnight.
Deputy Bailey was working to disperse a crowd that had gathered after a festival when shots were fired. He and a civilian bystander were struck. Both Deputy Bailey and the civilian were taken to a nearby hospital.
Deputy Bailey succumbed to his wounds later that morning.
The shooting is still under investigation, and the suspect is still at large.
Deputy Bailey had served with the Claiborne County Sheriff's Department for six years.
Survivors
His wife and four children.
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- September 8, 2026
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- September 8, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Bailey gave the Claiborne County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Port Gibson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bailey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Terrian Bailey 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 97,769 officers honored here.
In MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 69.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 3 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. Terrian Bailey's cause is highlighted.
How Terrian Bailey Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Terrian Bailey is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Claiborne County Sheriff's Department are honored on badge.nw.
