Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Hugh Eubanks was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance at 500 S. Water Street. After making contact with two males he was told that there was not a problem and that no one at the residence called the police. As he marked back into service one of the men shot him in the chest three times with a .22 caliber rifle. Because he was on the radio at the time the dispatcher heard the entire incident. The shooter was sentenced to life in prison but was paroled in 1982, only seven years after Patrolman Eubanks' murder. On January 1st, 2018, Patrolman Eubanks' killer was arrested and charged with murdering a woman in Columbus, Georgia, whom he had shot after being refused entry to a New Year's party. Patrolman Eubanks had retired from the U.S. Army and had served with the Bolivar Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Patrolman Eubanks gave the Bolivar Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bolivar community, and 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
Hugh Everette Eubanks served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Hugh Everette Eubanks 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Bolivar 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. Hugh Everette Eubanks's cause is highlighted.
How Hugh Everette Eubanks Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1982
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hugh Everette Eubanks is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hugh Everette Eubanks was killed by rifle; .22 caliber.
Incident Location
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