Oneal Moore
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Oneal Moore was the first black deputy sheriff
for the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office in Varnado
, Louisiana
. He was a 34 year old Army veteran, and he had a wife and four daughters.
He was murdered by alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan
in a drive-by shooting
on Wednesday, June 2, 1965. He was driving home from work, when a pickup truck pulled up to the side of Moore's patrol car and an occupant in the truck opened fire with a gun on Moore and his partner, Creed Rogers. Rogers survived the shooting with injuries, and managed to broadcast a description of the pickup truck on his police radio.
Two suspects in the shooting were arrested in Mississippi
not long afterward, one including Ernest Ray McElveen, but no charges were filed in the case due to a lack of evidence. The investigation was reopened by the FBI in 1990, 2001, and 2007; the prime suspect in the case died in 2003.
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
for the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office in Varnado
Varnado, Louisiana
Varnado is a village in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 342 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bogalusa Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Varnado is located at ....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. He was a 34 year old Army veteran, and he had a wife and four daughters.
He was murdered by alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
in a drive-by shooting
Drive-by shooting
A drive-by shooting is a form of hit-and-run tactic, a personal attack carried out by an individual or individuals from a moving or momentarily stopped vehicle without use of headlights to avoid being noticed. It often results in bystanders being shot instead of, or as well as, the intended target...
on Wednesday, June 2, 1965. He was driving home from work, when a pickup truck pulled up to the side of Moore's patrol car and an occupant in the truck opened fire with a gun on Moore and his partner, Creed Rogers. Rogers survived the shooting with injuries, and managed to broadcast a description of the pickup truck on his police radio.
Two suspects in the shooting were arrested in Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
not long afterward, one including Ernest Ray McElveen, but no charges were filed in the case due to a lack of evidence. The investigation was reopened by the FBI in 1990, 2001, and 2007; the prime suspect in the case died in 2003.