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Lieutenant Freddie Floyd House | Utah Department of Corrections, Utah
Utah Department of Corrections, Utah

Lieutenant

Freddie Floyd House

Utah Department of Corrections, Utah

End of Watch: Thursday, January 28, 1988

Biographical Info

Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 28, 1988
Weapon Used: Rifle; .30 caliber
Suspect Info: Convicted of attempted murder

Lieutenant Freddie House was shot and killed while participating in a tactical raid to end a standoff.

A man had blown up an LDS Ward House using 87 sticks of dynamite. The man, along with his two wives, nine children, and other family members barricaded themselves in a home for 13 days. Lieutenant House and a tactical team from the FBI waited in a nearby home in an attempt to arrest some of the participants. As Lieutenant House released his canine on the suspects he was shot and killed.

The suspect who killed Lieutenant House was convicted of manslaughter and federal weapons charges. He was paroled October 10, 2006.

Lieutenant House was survived by his wife and three children.