Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Caige Grimes was shot and killed during a stakeout of a local bank in Round Rock, Texas. He and other officers from his agency and the Texas Rangers received a tip that the Bass Gang would rob the bank. The officers observed four members of the gang enter a store next door to the bank. Deputy Grimes approached one of the gang members and asked if he was armed. The suspect immediately shot him. Two Texas Rangers who were nearby opened fire on the gang, killing one and mortally wounding the shooter. The other two escaped. Deputy Grimes was a former Texas Ranger. He was survived by his wife. He is buried in the northeast corner of the Round Rock Cemetery, Round Rock, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Deputy Sheriff Grimes served with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Georgetown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ahijah W. Grimes is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Williamson County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ahijah W. Grimes's cause is highlighted.
How Ahijah W. Grimes Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ahijah W. Grimes is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ahijah W. Grimes was killed by handgun.
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