Historical Marker
Deputy O'Neal Moore
Varnado, Washington County · Louisiana
Oneal Moore, 34, an Army veteran with four daughters, had been a deputy a year and a day when he was shot on June 2, 1965. Driving home from work with fellow deputy David Creed Rogers, he was fired on from a pickup truck, crashed into a tree and died. Rogers, wounded, radioed a description of a truck with a Confederate flag decal on its bumper. Two suspects were arrested in Mississippi, but no charges followed for lack of evidence and witnesses. The FBI reopened the case in 1990, 2001 and 2007 without an indictment.
Where it stands
30.89475, -89.83433 · Directions
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