Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Rick Haggard was struck and killed while directing traffic in front of Shannon Elementary School at 695 Romie Hille Avenue in Shannon.
Around 3:00 p.m., two vehicles were involved in a collision, and Deputy Haggard, who was directing traffic, was struck.
Deputy Haggard had served with the Lee County Sheriff's Department for six years and was the School Resource Officer for Shannon Elementary School. He had previously served with the Clay County Sheriff's Department for 12 years.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife and two daughters.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Haggard gave the Lee County Sheriff's Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Tupelo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Haggard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Haggard is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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%.
At Lee County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard A. Haggard's cause is highlighted.
How Richard A. Haggard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard A. Haggard is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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