Absalom Kyle McCarty

Denison Police Dept. — Denison, TX

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch December 25, 1882

Age 40

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Police Officer Absalom McCarty was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man at the intersection of Austin Street and Crawford Street.

The man he was attempting to arrest was causing a disturbance and brandishing a pistol while threatening to shoot. When Officer McCarty arrived at the location, the subject told him to put his hands up. The subject then shot him when he refused to do so.

The subject fled to Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma). It is not known if he was ever captured.

His cousin, Private Andrew McCarty, was shot and killed in the line duty on June 23rd, 1861, while serving with the Texas Rangers.

Officer McCarty was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War. He had served in law enforcement in Texas for at least four years.

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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.
Police Officer McCarty gave the Denison Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denison 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 Denison Police Dept.

Location Denison, TX

Platform Identity dpd.grayson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 25, 1882

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Absalom Kyle McCarty served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Absalom Kyle McCarty is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Denison Police Dept., 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Denison Police Dept.

of 5 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious