Charles Dickey

Gulfport Police Department — Gulfport, MS

Felonious

End of Watch January 21, 1913

Age 37

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Badge 1

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Police Chief Charles Dickey was shot and killed shortly after 4:30 am while assisting other officers search a building for a burglary suspect at 26th Avenue and 13th Street in Gulfport. Two officers walking their beat discovered that the business had a broken window and found an axe lying nearby. The officers called Chief Dickey, who then responded to the scene. After breaking out more of the window, Chief Dickey entered the store. Just as one of the officers advised him to get out his gun, he was struck by a shotgun blast in the face, neck, and chest and killed instantly. The other officers covered the exits from the building and told a deliveryman to get assistance. A county sheriff's deputy and a former constable volunteered to go inside, and they were able to arrest the suspect. The man was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death six hours and forty minutes after the murder. He was hanged on February 21, 1913. Chief Dickey had served with the Gulfport Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Dickey gave the Gulfport Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gulfport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Dickey.

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

Agency

Department Gulfport Police Department

Location Gulfport, MS

Platform Identity gpd.harrison.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 21, 1913

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 37

Badge Number 1

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Executed in 1913

Chief of Police Charles Dickey 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%.

At Gulfport Police Department, 6 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Gulfport Police Department

of 8 officers

75% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious