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Rickey Joe Simmons
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Sergeant

Rickey Joe Simmons

Jackson Police Department — Jackson, MS
Felonious
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End of Watch February 4, 1992
Age 46
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Badge 516
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 18

Incident

Sergeant Rickey Simmons was shot and killed with his own weapon while struggling with a mental patient. He had responded to an initial report of a burglary in progress but discovered that the call was actually a domestic dispute. Sergeant Simmons was attempting to arrest the male subject when a struggle ensued. The subject was able to gain control of Sergeant Simmons' .357 caliber revolver and fatally shot him. The man fled but was apprehended a short time later. The man was apprehended and subsequently convicted of murder and burglary. He was sentenced to life plus 15 years. In January 2022, he died in prison. Sergeant Simmons had served with the Jackson Police Department for just under 25 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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25 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Simmons gave the Jackson Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Simmons.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Jackson Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Jackson, Hinds County, MS
Platform Identity jpd.hinds.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 4, 1992
Tour of Duty 25 yrs
Age 46
Badge Number 516
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Rickey is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1992, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Rickey was 46. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Rickey had served 25 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Jackson Police Department has 19 officers remembered here, Rickey among them.

Across the years

Sergeant Rickey Joe Simmons

Jackson Police Department · End of Watch February 4, 1992

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 49-E

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