Officer Robert Schultea
Houston Police Department
Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, August 25, 1956
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Schultea was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a tavern on Navigation Boulevard to investigate reports of gambling. When the officers arrived they told the bar owner to close the bar for the night. The man refused and began to fight with the two officers. The bar owner's wife opened fire on the officers, striking Officer Schultea. Officer Schultea was transported to Jefferson Davis Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds two hours later.

Officer Schultea was survived by his wife and son.