Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Murdock McIntosh was shot and killed by an escapee from the county jail.
He and three other deputies had gone to arrest the man at a house. When they arrived, the man barricaded himself inside. As the deputies approached, the man fired several shots through the front door, fatally striking Deputy McIntosh twice.
The suspect, 18, fled to Tennessee, where on April 13, 1925, he murdered Patrolman John Smith of the Kingsport Police Department, and Deputy Hubert Webb, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department as they attempted to arrest him. He was returned to Mississippi, where he died on March 9, 1958, while serving his sentence in prison.
Deputy McIntosh was survived by his wife, son, and father.
Survivors
Deputy McIntosh was survived by his wife, son, and father.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McIntosh served with the Greene County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Leakesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McIntosh.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Murdock McInnis McIntosh is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Murdock McInnis McIntosh's cause is highlighted.
How Murdock McInnis McIntosh Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Murdock McInnis McIntosh is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Murdock McInnis McIntosh was killed by shotgun.