Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Mack McGuffee was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance in the Baertown section of McComb.
He and a city police officer had been informed that a resident had been shooting his gun for several days and was terrifying residents. The man had previously been committed to an asylum and was to be returned the following day.
When Constable McGuffee arrived at the home he called out to the man to come speak to him. The man responded by telling Constable McGuffee to come into the home to speak to him. As Constable McGuffee entered the man shot him in the face with a .12-gauge shotgun, killing him instantly. The man then fired at the officer and the county sheriff, who had been summoned to the scene. The police officer obtained a shotgun from the man's neighbor and then fatally shot him.
Constable McGuffee was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He had served as the elected constable of the 4th District for three years and had previously served with the McComb Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Constable McGuffee served with the Pike County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Magnolia community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harmon "Mack" McGuffee served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Constable Harmon "Mack" McGuffee 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. Harmon "Mack" McGuffee's cause is highlighted.
How Harmon "Mack" McGuffee Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harmon "Mack" McGuffee is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harmon "Mack" McGuffee was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.