M W VINSON JR
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 41-E: 5
Department: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, P.D.
End of Watch: March 9, 1952
Cause: SHOT
Age: 32
Years of Service: 2
Description: Patrolman Vinson and Patrolman Jessie Everett were shot and killed as they investigated a burglary at the Ace Weathers Motor Company. As police entered the front door they observed two men exit a side door and leave in a vehicle. Both officers were shot and killed in a gunfight with one of the suspects when they stopped their vehicle. The gunman was captured a short time later.
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