Wilford Asher

How they died

Deadly force

For some unknown reason, Wilford Asher got into a nearly four hour gunfight and standoff with Waveland Police. During the exchange of gunfire, Officer Charlie Lipps shot himself in the foot. At around 2 a.m., when police stormed into Asher's home, they reportedly found him lying in a pool of blood. "The victim took his own life," Waveland Police Chief Jimmy Varnell said. "What I think it was, I think it was Katrina syndrome. He lost everything he had like everybody else. And he just couldn't cope with it," Asher's brother said.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Wilford Asher, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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