Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Friday, March 2, 1906
L. Seeley Houk
Game Officer Seeley Houk was shot and killed by the leader of an organized crime ring in Hillsville. He was fatally shot while while issuing game violation citations to a group of immigrants.
After shooting Officer Houk the man weighted down his body and submerged it in the Mahoning River in Lawrence County.
The suspect was sentenced to death and hanged in October 1909.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Executed in 1909
Most Recent Reflection
View all 13 ReflectionsRIP, brother. You will not be forgotten.
Officer J. Honeycutt
Utah Valley University Police Dept.
March 2, 2016
Recent LODD Deaths
Corrections Officer Joseph Gomm
Minnesota Department of Corrections, MN
EOW: July 18, 2018
Police Officer Bronson K. Kaliloa
Hawaii County Police Department, HI
EOW: July 18, 2018
Police Officer Michael Chesna
Weymouth Police Department, MA
EOW: July 15, 2018
Police Officer Richard Lopez
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: June 24, 2018
Special Agent Timothy Allan Ensley
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: June 24, 2018
Police Officer Vu Nguyen
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: July 6, 2018
Trooper Nicholas Clark
New York State Police, NY
EOW: July 2, 2018
Police Officer Mathew Mazany
Mentor Police Department, OH
EOW: June 24, 2018
Senior Police Officer Christopher Driver
Rocky Mount Police Department, NC
EOW: June 23, 2018