CHARLES RAY BUCKLEY JR

Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 30-E: 16
Department: Jackson, Mississippi, P.D.
End of Watch: March 14, 1965
Cause: SHOT
Age: 22
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Patrolman Buckley was shot as he and Officer Larry Wallace attempted to arrest a suspect. The officers answered a domestic disturbance call where the suspect had put his wife out of the house. The suspect took his 8 month old baby and fled the residence in an automobile with Officers Buckley and Wallace in pursuit. The suspect stopped the vehicle and emerged bearing a 12 gauge sawed-off shotgun. The suspect shot Patrolman Buckley through the window. Patrolman Buckley died at the scene. Officer Wallace returned fire, killing the suspect.
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