William Kress Horne, a 24-year-old male, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Anson County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina. On December 23, 1984, he responded to a disturbance between two neighbors. As he exited his patrol car, one of the men involved in the disturbance shot him with a shotgun. Deputy Horne was fatally wounded in the incident.
The suspect involved in the shooting was apprehended later that day.
This individual had a prior criminal history, having been released from prison in May 1968 after serving 17 years for the murder of a man in Scotland County. The suspect was later convicted of Deputy Horne's murder and sentenced to death. He died in prison of natural causes on July 29, 2004.
Deputy Horne had served with the Anson County Sheriff's Office for just over three years and was survived by his wife and child. His death was a tragic loss for his family, colleagues, and the community.
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