Waco Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, June 12, 1976
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 12, 1976
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentence commuted to life
Sergeant Roger Barrett was stabbed and shot to death while attempting to arrest a subject who had just stabbed another man at the local bus station.
The subject stabbed Sergeant Barrett and then began to struggle with him. The man was able to gain control of Sergeant Barrett's service weapon and shot him. The suspect was originally convicted of capital murder but the sentence was commuted to life in prison.
The 60-year-old suspect was denied parole for the eleventh time in June 2020. His next parole hearing will be in June 2023.
Sergeant Barrett had served with the Waco Police Department for 18 years.