Bill Davidson
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Trooper

Bill Davidson

Felonious
End of Watch April 12, 1992
Age 43
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Bill Davidson succumbed to gunshot wounds received the previous day after stopping a stolen car in Edna, Texas. The suspect shot Trooper Davidson in the neck with a 9 mm handgun when he approached the car. The suspect fled the scene of the shooting but was arrested within a couple of hours with the murder weapon in his possession. The suspect confessed to killing the trooper and repeated his confession to a grand jury. During his trial, the suspect claimed he shot Trooper Davidson because the rap music he was listening to, forced him to do so. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was executed on October 6, 2005. Trooper Davidson had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for over 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Davidson gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Davidson.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 12, 1992
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Bill 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 1992, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Bill was 43. 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. Bill had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Bill among them.

Across the years

Trooper Bill Davidson

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch April 12, 1992

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