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Detective Oscar Hope | Houston Police Department, Texas Houston Police Department, Texas

Detective

Oscar Hope

Houston Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Saturday, June 22, 1929

Bio & Incident Details

Age: Not available

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 6/22/1929

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Shot and killed

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Detective Hope was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call involving a weapon. Detective Hope went into the front door of the home and his partner went around to the rear. While Detective Hope was inside he was shot in the back of the head. His partner chased the suspect and shot and killed him during an exchange of gunfire.
Detective Hope was survived by his wife, parents, two brothers and five sisters.

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My father clipped a picture of Oscar Hope from a newspaper shortly after he was shot. The caption says "Many are the stories told of the horsemanship of Detective Oscar Hope, who was killed in a gun battle... Saturday night. He was one of the best broncho busters in Texas. The accompanying photograph shows him on one of the first "mounties" to be used for downtown traffic work." Dad took the time to mount the clipping on card stock. He would have been 19 at the time. If anyone has info about Hope's family, I'd be interested in contacting them to see if there's a connection. Thanks, from a member of a Law Enforcement family.

Dolores Dees
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November 30, 2008

 

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