Roll of Honor
Incident
Night Marshal George Kilgore was shot and killed as he and another officer responded to a burglary in progress at the Boone Cooperage's commissary in West Grenada.
Marshal Kilgore approached the front of the building as the other officer went to the rear. As he approached a broken window a subject inside fired, fatally wounding him. The two suspects fled the scene and the case remained unsolved until the following year.
A mold had been taken from a partially eaten apple that had been left on the commissary floor. A man was arrested and convicted for a separate burglary in 1935 in Greenwood. The man's brother was located and confessed to shooting Marshal Kilgore after the cast matched his teeth. The man was convicted of Marshal Kilgore's murder, sentenced to death, and executed in 1936.
Marshal Kilgore had served with the Grenada Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Marshal Kilgore gave the Grenada Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Grenada community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Marshal Kilgore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Night Marshal George W. Kilgore 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 Grenada Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George W. Kilgore's cause is highlighted.
How George W. Kilgore Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1936
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George W. Kilgore is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George W. Kilgore was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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