Officer Robert Quincy Tucker

Jacksonville Police Department

Cause of Death:

Shot Effecting Arrest of Traffic Violator

Date of Incident:

December 24, 1952

Date of Death:

December 24, 1952

Location of Incident:

700 Liberty Street

Weapon Used:

Firearm

Suspect Info:

John McVeigh, executed in 1955

Officer Tucker was shot and killed while transporting a man to jail who was arrested for motor vehicle theft. The suspect suddenly produced a gun from beneath his shirt and shot the officer, killing him instantly. Another officer who was following Officer Tucker subdued the suspect when he fled from the patrol car and tried to get in another car that was stopped at a traffic light.

The suspect was convicted of Officer Tucker's murder and executed in the electric chair on April 18, 1955.

Deputy Tucker was survived by his wife.

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