Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief William Lott was struck and killed by a fire truck while directing traffic at the scene of an accident. Chief Lott had served with the agency for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Lott gave the Ruleville Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ruleville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Lott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police William Edward Lott, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Edward Lott, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William Edward Lott, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Edward Lott, Jr. is highlighted in Feb.