Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Comfort was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a poacher in the Ludlow area.
Deputy Comfort, who also served as a deputy game warden, had been contacted by a pastor of a church in the area who reported the poacher. Deputy Comfort and citizen encountered the poacher's dogs chasing a deer across the roadway. As they backtracked the dog's path they encountered the hunter walking toward them with his shotgun under his arm. As Deputy Comfort approached him and pushed the shotgun away it discharged, fatally wounding him. The shooting was ruled an accident. No charges were filed.
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Comfort served with the Scott County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Forest community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Comfort.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Willie Harvey Comfort 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Willie Harvey Comfort's cause is highlighted.
How Willie Harvey Comfort Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Willie Harvey Comfort is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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