Albert Charles Wilkins

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6 — Houston, TX

Felonious

End of Watch January 6, 1978

Age 57

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Lieutenant Albert Wilkins was shot and killed while working an off-duty security job at a lounge at 5400 Griggs Road at about 1:45 am.

Two brothers entered the lounge and attempted to rob it. One of the brothers shot Lieutenant Wilkins in the head as he pleaded for his life.

One of the suspects was shot and killed at the scene by responding officers. The other man was convicted of Lieutenant Wilkins' murder, sentenced to death, and executed on May 3rd, 1994.

Rest in God's loving embrace, hero. You will never be forgotten.

Retired Wisconsin L.E.O. July 23rd, 2014

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Wilkins served with the Harris County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Wilkins.

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

Agency

Department Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6

Type Other

Location Houston, TX

Platform Identity hccop6co.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 6, 1978

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Lieutenant Albert Charles Wilkins 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 Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6

of 4 officers

50% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,461

of 2,422 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious