Edward M. Belcher

Fort Worth Police Dept. — Fort Worth, TX

Felonious

End of Watch October 29, 1971

Age 24

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Badge 1108

The Vigil Panel 109 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Officer Edward Belcher was shot and killed by a sniper who was positioned 200 yards away. The officer had been investigating a shooting along with 24 other officers at a nightclub at 3140 South Riverside Drive when he was shot. Another officer was wounded. The suspect was arrested and convicted of the murder. He served ten years of his life sentence before being released on parole. Office Belcher had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Belcher gave the Fort Worth Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Belcher.

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

Agency

Department Fort Worth Police Dept.

Location Fort Worth, TX

Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 1971

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 24

Badge Number 1108

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Offender Paroled

Officer Edward M. Belcher 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 Fort Worth Police Dept., 33 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Dept.

of 59 officers

55.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious