EMMA MAE HORTON
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Officer Rank: Assistant Chief
Memorial Panel: 53-W: 22
Department: Goodman, Mississippi, P.D.
End of Watch: September 8, 2000
Cause: SHOT
Age: 38
Years of Service: 7
Description: Assistant Chief Horton was shot and killed by another officer in her department after the officer, who was also her brother-in-law, became enraged over a scheduling conflict. Assistant Chief Horton, who drove to her brother-in-law's home to tell him about a scheduling change, took cover in a bathroom as the suspect began shooting through the door. She was shot a total of 14 times before being transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
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