Edwin Glenn Bond Jr., a 20-year-old Taylorsville, Mississippi police officer, was killed on the evening of October 24, 1978 while on duty. Bond, who had served with the Taylorsville Police Department for two years and was survived by his parents, had responded to a domestic dispute at a local grocery store. After advising the man involved to go home, Officer Bond began to drive away.

As Bond was leaving, the 24-year-old man he had just spoken with retrieved a .30-.30 rifle and opened fire on Bond’s departing cruiser. A bullet shattered the back window and struck Officer Bond; his vehicle rolled to a stop against a nearby house. The suspect surrendered the next day and was later sentenced to life in prison for the murder. No other suspects were implicated and investigators were never able to establish a definitive motive.

If anyone knew Officer Bond, the man involved that night, or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please share what you know.