Officer C. Lee Waller, Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Officer C. Lee Waller

Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

End of Watch Thursday, June 30, 1892

C. Lee Waller

Officer C. Lee Waller succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier after he and his partner were ambushed by a suspect at 12th Street and Rusk Street.

The two officers were on foot patrol in the Acre section of the city when they encountered two gamblers on the sidewalk. One of the men left the scene and obtained a pistol. Later in the evening, he ambushed the two officers, and shot Officer Waller four times.

The suspect was apprehended in Big Springs and convicted of capital murder. He was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life in 1895, and he received a full pardon in 1902.

Officer Waller had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for 2 years. He is buried in Hico Cemetery, Hico, Hamilton County, Texas.

Bio

Age 24
Tour 2 years
Badge 13

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Tuesday, June 28, 1892
Weapon Handgun
Offender Pardoned in 1902

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Rest in Peace Police Officer C. Lee Waller. Thank You for your Service and Sacrifice protecting the citizens of Fort Worth, Texas.

I Pray for Peace for your Family, Friends and Co-Workers. I also Pray that the hounds of hell forever gnaw on the souls of those responsible for your murder. May they rot in hell.

Amen.

Senior Special Agent B.L. Sherwood (Ret)
Port Terminal Railroad Police Houston, TX

June 30, 2016