Since the establishment of the Harris County Sheriff's Department, 35 officers have died in the line of duty.
| Officer |
Date of death |
Details |
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Deputy Sheriff Carl F. Courts
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Saturday, November 30, 1895
|
Gunfire
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Deputy Constable James A. Reed
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Wednesday, September 6, 1905
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Arthur Taylor
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Sunday, May 24, 1914
|
Gunfire (Accidental)
|
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Deputy Sheriff William C. Williams Jr.
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Wednesday, April 16, 1930
|
Gunfire (Accidental)
|
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Deputy Sheriff Joe Trapolino
|
Saturday, May 23, 1936
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Theron Eldridge (Eddie) Shofner
|
Wednesday, July 14, 1948
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Leo Busby
|
Thursday, September 10, 1953
|
Automobile accident
|
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Deputy Sheriff Donald E. Knowlton
|
Monday, August 22, 1960
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Walter Howard Harvey
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Monday, November 5, 1962
|
Automobile accident
|
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Deputy Sheriff Fred B. Peebles
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Thursday, September 23, 1965
|
Vehicular assault
|
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Deputy Sheriff Edd Williams
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Saturday, January 12, 1974
|
Gunfire
|
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Detective Rodney Scott Morgan
|
Tuesday, February 26, 1974
|
Gunfire (Accidental)
|
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Deputy Sheriff Jimmie Howard McKay Sr.
|
Friday, March 22, 1974
|
Gunfire
|
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Reserve Deputy Sheriff James A. Wier
|
Friday, August 18, 1978
|
Vehicle pursuit
|
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Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joe Mason Westbrook
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Sunday, July 1, 1979
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Albert Ochoa Garza
|
Monday, July 30, 1979
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Royce Melvin Anderson
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Monday, October 26, 1981
|
Gunfire (Accidental)
|
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Deputy Sheriff Reginald Floyd Norwood
|
Tuesday, September 3, 1985
|
Vehicle pursuit
|
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Deputy Sheriff Haskell Junior McCoy
|
Monday, February 2, 1987
|
Automobile accident
|
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Deputy Sheriff Clark Harold Henry
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Monday, July 25, 1988
|
Automobile accident
|
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Deputy Sheriff Richard Maurice Blackwell
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Wednesday, September 6, 1989
|
Motorcycle accident
|
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Corporal Jeffery Scott Sanford
|
Saturday, September 14, 1991
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Ricky A. Yates
|
Tuesday, January 25, 1994
|
Motorcycle collision
|
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Detective Harvey Davis
|
Tuesday, May 21, 1996
|
Heart attack
|
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Deputy Douglas John Noll
|
Monday, July 22, 1996
|
Vehicle pursuit
|
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Deputy Sheriff Randolph Michael Eng
|
Saturday, December 21, 1996
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Keith Alan Fricke
|
Wednesday, June 4, 1997
|
Motorcycle accident
|
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Deputy Rebecca Ann Shaw
|
Friday, February 13, 1998
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Struck by train
|
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Deputy Sheriff Oscar Clarence Hill IV
|
Saturday, July 22, 2000
|
Vehicular assault
|
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Deputy Sheriff John Charles Risley
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Monday, October 23, 2000
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Barrett Travis Hill
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Monday, December 4, 2000
|
Gunfire
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Deputy Sheriff Joseph Norman Dennis
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Tuesday, May 22, 2001
|
Gunfire
|
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Deputy Sheriff Shane Ronald Bennett
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Wednesday, June 12, 2002
|
Gunfire (Accidental)
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Jailer Thomas Flores Douglas
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Wednesday, March 10, 2004
|
Heart attack
|
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Detective Tommy L. Keen
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Monday, September 15, 2008
|
Accidental
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