Houston Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, June 8, 1978
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 3 years, 6 months
Badge Number: 1678
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 8, 1978
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Executed in 1986
Police Officer Timothy Hearn was shot and killed after following up on a tip he and his partner had received about a narcotics suspect who was going to be at a certain restaurant.
When the suspect came out of the restaurant he was placed under arrest. As the officers began to search him he pulled out a .38 caliber handgun and opened fire, killing Officer Hearn and wounding his partner.
The suspect was convicted of capital murder and executed on June 9th, 1986.
Officer Hearn had been with the Houston Police Department for three and a half years and was attached to the Narcotics Division.