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List of police officers killed in the line of duty
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This a list of police officers killed in the line of duty within Hattiesburg and the surrounding area.
- May 9, 2015 - Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate were shot and killed during a routine traffic stop.
- December 31, 1984 - Sgt. Jackie Dole Sherrill was killed while serving a federal warrant. The Jackie Dole Community Center is named after her.
- May 23, 1973 - Sgt. David H. Anthony, Sr. was killed while responding to a bank alarm at Citizens Bank on Broadway Drive. The tennis courts and walking trail at Kamper Park are named after him.
- March 9, 1952 - James Everett and M.W. Vinson, Jr. were killed while pursuing two burglary suspects. The Vinson - Everett Police Complex (the HPD headquarters) is named after them.