Edwin Littleton
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Special Police Officer

Edwin Littleton

Perryton Police Department — Perryton, TX
Felonious
End of Watch April 29, 1939
Age 60
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Police Officer Edwin Littleton was shot and killed in the town pool hall by a man whom he had arrested the previous year for public intoxication.

Officer Littleton had retired between the time of the arrest and the time he was shot in the pool hall.

The man who shot him was charged with murder.

Officer Littleton was survived by his four children.

Survivors

Officer Littleton was survived by his four children.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Police Officer Littleton served with the Perryton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Perryton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Police Officer Littleton.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Perryton, Ochiltree County, TX
Platform Identity ppd.ochiltree.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 29, 1939
Age 60
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

Special Police Officer Edwin Littleton 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 Perryton Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Perryton Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Felonious
TX — Statewide
1,461
of 2,422 officers
60.3% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edwin Littleton's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Edwin Littleton Compares

Age at Death
60
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edwin Littleton is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edwin Littleton was killed by handgun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

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