early in 1954, "the shreveport times" published a picture taken by its chief photographer, henry langston mceachern (1918-2004), entitled, "the sheriff weeps", depicting a heartbroken waggonner mourning the deaths of two law-enforcement officers. one of waggonner's deputies, maurice m. miller (1912-1954) was shot to death when he confronted a suspect, ed "man" west (1918-1954) in west's residence in taylortown in bossier parish. west then shot to death shreveport police chief edward gaston huckabay (1906-1954), when huckabay attempted to retrieve miller's body. other officers then killed west.