Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Larry Lee was killed when a suspect's Chevy Blazer struck his patrol car as the suspect fled from another officer.
The suspect had been stopped on Mississippi Route 63 near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge that crosses over the Escatawpa River. When the officer exited his patrol car, the suspect fled, crossing over the center divide and driving southbound in the northbound lanes on the bridge.
Officer Lee was responding to assist the other officer when his patrol car was struck head-on by the suspect's vehicle. Officer Lee was thrown 200 feet from his car and died at the scene.
The suspect exited his vehicle and attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended by a responding officer and a civilian who witnessed the incident. The suspect was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Officer Lee had served with the Moss Point Police Department for six years and previously served for eight years with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his son and parents.
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Tributes
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.
Police Officer Lee gave the Moss Point Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Moss Point 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
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Larry DeWayne Lee served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Larry DeWayne Lee 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry DeWayne Lee's cause is highlighted.
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Incident Location
Military Service
Larry DeWayne Lee served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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