Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Mississippi Weapon: Handgun Offender: Lynched
Special Officer Travis Greer was shot and killed in the Southern Railroad's New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Shop in Meridian, Mississippi.
Officer Greer was patrolling the facility when he encountered a man stealing coal from one of the coal chutes. As Officer Greer called out to the man to stop the subject suddenly opened fire without warning, striking him the stomach.
The man was arrested by a city police officer. As he was being taken to jail a mob of citizens forcibly removed him from the patrol wagon and lynched him by shooting him to death.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Greer served with the Southern Railway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Greer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer Travis W. Greer 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Southern Railway Police Department, 17 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 94.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Travis W. Greer's cause is highlighted.
How Travis W. Greer Compares
Offender Outcome
Lynched
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Travis W. Greer is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Travis W. Greer was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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