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Roy Huskey
- May. 31, 1979 -
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Resided: |
NC, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | May. 31, 1979 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male |
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Dept: | Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
NC
USA |
Dept. Type: | County/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Deputy |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Homicide - Gun |
Weapon Class: | Firearm |
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
NC
USA
Thu. May. 31, 1979
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Summary: |
Deputy Sheriff Roy Huskey, Trooper Robert Peterson, and Deputy Millard Messersmith were shot and killed after responding to a domestic dispute between a man and his teenager daughter in Rutherford County. Deputy Huskey was the first officer dispatched to the scene and was shot in the head by the suspect as he exited his patrol car. When Deputy Huskey failed to check in Deputy Messersmith responded to the scene. As he pulled into the driveway he saw Deputy Huskey laying next to the patrol car, and he began to back out of the driveway.
The suspect opened fire on Deputy Messersmith as he backed out of the driveway, striking him in the head. A neighbor called the sheriff's office to report that two deputies had been shot. Trooper Peterson heard garbled radio traffic, and although couldn't make out the transmissions, determined something was wrong and began to head toward Rutherfordton. As he drove into town the suspect sped by him.
Trooper Peterson turned around and attempted to stop the car, thinking it was a speeding vehicle and not knowing the suspect had just murdered two deputies. Trooper Peterson's last transmission was that the suspect was running into the woods. Trooper Peterson was found suffering a from a gunshot wound to the head. His service revolver had been fired once. The suspect was apprehended, convicted of capital murder, and executed in 1984.
Deputy Huskey Deputy by his extended family and his half-brother, who was the Sheriff of Rutherford County.
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