HENRY BUCKNER
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 47-W: 22
Department: Adair County, Oklahoma, S.D.
End of Watch: June 12, 1954
Cause: SHOT
Age: 40
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Sheriff Buckner responded to a family disturbance call where a son was intoxicated and armed with a shotgun. When the sheriff arrived, he followed the armed suspect as he walked down the street. Suddenly, the suspect turned and fired at the patrol car. Sheriff Bucker was shot in the head and died at the scene.
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