Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police R.O. Snow was accidentally killed when a fire extinguisher exploded as he was re-charging it at the Tunica Volunteer Fire Department station.
Survivors
Chief Snow was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, three brothers, and one sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Snow served with the Tunica Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tunica community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Snow.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police R. O. Snow is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. R. O. Snow's cause is highlighted.
How R. O. Snow Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. R. O. Snow is highlighted in Oct.