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Chief Deputy

Thomas William Buck

Caswell County Sheriff's Department — Yanceyville, NC

Felonious

End of Watch April 3, 1963

Age 64

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief Deputy Buck was struck and killed by a vehicle he was attempting to stop for reckless driving. Chief Deputy Buck stopped his patrol car and exited the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle turned his lights off, struck Deputy Buck, and fled the scene. The man was arrested at his home the following day after Deputy Buck was able to identify him before dying. The 36-year-old suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 8 months in the county jail. Chief Deputy Buck had been with the agency for 25 years.

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25 years. You could have gone home.
Chief Deputy Buck gave the Caswell County Sheriff's Office 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Yanceyville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Buck.

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

Agency

Department Caswell County Sheriff's Department

Type Other

Location Yanceyville, Caswell County, NC

Platform Identity ccso.caswell.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 3, 1963

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

Age 64

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Chief Deputy Thomas William Buck 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%.

Caswell County Sheriff's Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas William Buck's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Thomas William Buck Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas William Buck is highlighted in Apr.

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. Thomas William Buck was killed by automobile.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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