Bio & Incident Details
Age: 38
Tour: 3 years, 6 months
Badge # 1993
Military veteran
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/4/2000
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Sentenced to death
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Deputy Sheriff Barrett Hill was shot and killed while chasing car theft suspects in a wooded area.
Deputy Hill and his training officer had responded to a call of two people breaking into cars. Upon their arrival, the suspects fled into the wooded area and the officers pursued them on foot. Deputy Hill radioed that he had captured one of the suspects.
Soon after, his partner heard gun shots and was unable to reach Deputy Hill by radio. He was located moments later by his partner. Despite wearing a vest, Deputy Hill had sustained gunshot wounds to the face, chest, and hand. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect carjacked a woman in a nearby apartment complex and made his escape. He was arrested later in the morning approximately 75 miles away after being spotted by a deputy in another jurisdiction. On January 16, 2002, the suspect was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.
Deputy Hill was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Gulf War. He had served as a jailer for the Harris County Sheriff's Department for three and a half years, and was just finishing his field training before becoming a patrol deputy. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, parents, and siblings.
