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Deputy Sheriff

Thad Paris

Sunflower County Sheriff's Office — Indianola, MS

Felonious

End of Watch August 27, 1896

Age 35

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Thad Paris was shot and killed while he and another deputy attempted to serve a warrant on a man near Saint's Rest.

They had followed the man and located underneath a tree along near the church. As they approached him the man suddenly opened fire with a shotgun, striking Deputy Paris in the side. The other deputy returned fire with a Winchester rifle, killing the man.

Deputy Paris was survived by his mother and sister.

Survivors

Deputy Paris was survived by his mother and sister.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Paris served with the Sunflower County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Indianola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Sunflower County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Indianola, Sunflower County, MS

Platform Identity scso.sunflower.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 27, 1896

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Deputy Sheriff Thad Paris 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%.

Sunflower County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MS — Statewide

243

of 350 officers

69.4% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thad Paris's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Thad Paris Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thad Paris is highlighted in Aug.

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. Thad Paris was killed by shotgun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

Incident Location

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