Bio & Incident Details
Age: 45
Tour: 20 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/3/2003
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentenced to death
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Officer Charles Clark was shot and killed while responding to a silent alarm at a check cashing store on South Loop East.
Officer Clark arrived less then four minutes after the alarm button was pushed. As he entered the store, the suspects opened fire, striking him in the shoulder. He returned fire but his service weapon jammed after firing the first shot. As he called for assistance, one of the suspects shot him in the head execution style. The suspects then executed the female store clerk before fleeing. The three suspects were apprehended the following day. The shooter and a second suspect were convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
Officer Clark was one day shy of his 20th anniversary with the Houston Police Department, and was assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division. He is survived by his wife, mother, brother, and two sisters.
