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Marshal

Virgil B. Stamps

Bassfield Police Department — Bassfield, MS

Felonious

End of Watch November 13, 1913

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal Virgil Stamps was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had been under the influence of cocaine for several days and was been terrorizing a logging camp at Cantwell, approximately three miles east of Bassfield.

As Marshal Stamps entered a home the man was in the subject opened fire with a shotgun, fatally wounding him. Despite his wound, Marshal Stamps returned fire and killed the subject.

Marshal Stamps also served as a deputy sheriff with the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's Office.

Survivors

He was survived by his father and 12 siblings.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Stamps served with the Bassfield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bassfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Stamps.

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

Agency

Department Bassfield Police Department

Location Bassfield, MS

Platform Identity bpd.jeffdavis.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 1913

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Marshal Virgil B. Stamps 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%.

Bassfield Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Virgil B. Stamps's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Virgil B. Stamps Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Virgil B. Stamps is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Virgil B. Stamps was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518