On January 21, 1913, Chief of Police Charles Dickey was shot and killed while responding to a burglary in progress at the Rolf Seeberg Ship Chandlery Company Store on 26th Avenue and 13th Street.  After arriving at the business, Chief Dickey entered through the same broken front store entrance as the suspect and was shot. The suspect was later identified as Percy Newkirk, who had been on a crime spree through Gulfport and Biloxi. Percy Newkirk was tried and executed for the crime. Dickey was 37 years old at the time of his death.  He was survived by his widow and four children.

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