Ward County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch Sunday, March 25, 1928
Dan Horn
Deputy Horn was killed after responding to a disturbance call at a local rooming house. When Deputy Horn arrived he was shot four times and stabbed twice. A woman who owned the rooming house was arrested and charged with murder.
The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. She later received a new and was acquitted.
Deputy Horn had been with the agency for 10 years.
Bio
- Age 45
- Tour 10 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Acquitted
Most Recent Reflection
View all 6 ReflectionsRest in Peace Deputy Horn. Thank You for your Service and Sacrifice to the citizens of Wood County.
I Pray for Peace for your loved ones. I also pray that the hounds of hell forever gnaw at the rotting flesh of your murderer!
Amen
Sr. Special Agent B.L. Sherwood
Port Terminal Railroad Police
March 25, 2016
Recent LODD Deaths
Police Officer Samuel Jimenez
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: November 19, 2018
Police Officer Jason Seals
Slidell Police Department, LA
EOW: November 17, 2018
Police Officer Toshio Hirai
Gardena Police Department, CA
EOW: November 15, 2018
Police Officer Jared William Franks
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: November 10, 2018
Sergeant Ronald Lee Helus
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: November 8, 2018
Special Agent Dennis P. McCarthy
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: October 27, 2018
Corporal Travis Wells
Dallas Police Department, NC
EOW: November 1, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Loren Y. Vasquez
Waller County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: October 31, 2018
Assistant Chief of Police Dennis Burt Vincent
Brigham City Police Department, UT
EOW: October 26, 2018