Bio & Incident Details
Age: 26
Tour: 1 year, 2 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/27/1954
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Executed in 1957
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Patrolman Crosby was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped two men for reckless driving. Unknown to the officers, one of the men had just shot and wounded a Harris County Deputy. When the Patrolmen exited their patrol vehicle one suspect fired killing Patrolman Crosby wand wounding his partner. The suspects escaped but were arrested the next day. The shooter was convicted of capital murder and executed on April 4, 1957.
Patrolman Crosby had been with the agency for 14 months.
