David W. Jones

Comanche County Sheriff's Department — Comanche, TX

Felonious

End of Watch November 9, 1988

Age 59

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Chief Deputy Sheriff David Jones was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance at a trailer home in Proctor at approximately 1:45 am. The male subject shot him with a .22 caliber rifle as he approached the home. The man then shot and killed his ex-wife as she fled the home. He committed suicide after wounding a neighbor who came to the scene after hearing the shots.

Survivors

Chief Deputy Jones was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Jones served with the Comanche County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Comanche community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Jones.

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

Agency

Department Comanche County Sheriff's Department

Location Comanche, TX

Platform Identity ccso.comanche.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 9, 1988

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .22 caliber

Offender Committed suicide

Chief Deputy Sheriff David W. Jones 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 Comanche County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Comanche County Sheriff's Department

of 4 officers

50% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious