Captain

Henry Lee Ransom

Texas Rangers — Austin, TX
Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch April 1, 1918
Age 45
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Captain Ransom was shot and killed while investigating a shooting.

He and another ranger were in Sweetwater, Texas, on business and were staying in a local hotel. Two other hotel guests began shooting at each other in the hallway and Captain Ransom was shot as he and the other ranger, who were in their night clothes, stepped into the hallway to investigate. The two men who were shooting fled the scene but were later apprehended.

Captain Ransom was a U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish-American War and the Philippines Insurrection.

Survivors

He had been in law enforcement for eight years and was survived by his wife and two children.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Captain Ransom gave the Texas Rangers 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Texas Rangers
Type Other
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tr.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 1, 1918
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Henry Lee Ransom served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Henry is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1918, 165 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Henry was 45. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Henry had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

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His people

Texas Rangers has at least 120 officers remembered here, Henry among them.

Across the years

Captain Henry Lee Ransom

Texas Rangers · End of Watch April 1, 1918

Military Service

Henry Lee Ransom served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-E

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