Roll of Honor
Billy M. Moore
Incident
Officer Billy Moore and Warden Wallace Pack were shot and killed by a prisoner who was able to gain control of one of the officers' pistols at the Ellis I Unit at 1697 FM 980 in Huntsville. The suspect was acquitted on a defense of self-defense but remained in custody on charges of burglary. Officer Moore was survived by his wife, two sons, two stepchildren, his father, and two brothers. He is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup, Smith County, Texas.
Survivors
Officer Moore was survived by his wife, two sons, two stepchildren, his father, and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Employee Moore served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Employee Billy M. Moore 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 31 of 124 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Billy M. Moore's cause is highlighted.
How Billy M. Moore Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Billy M. Moore is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Billy M. Moore was killed by officer's handgun.
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