Elmer Huddleston

Waco Police Department — Waco, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 2, 1940

Age 40

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Officer Huddleston was shot and killed when he and another officer stopped a vehicle at the intersection of South Third Street and La Salle Avenue. Officer Huddleston told the three occupants to get out of the car but one of the men grabbed a gun. He exchanged shots with Officer Huddleston and both men were fatally wounded. Officer Huddleston's partner also returned fire and the two other occupants were also wounded. Officer Huddleston was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. Officer Huddleston had been with the agency for five years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Huddleston gave the Waco Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Huddleston.

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

Agency

Department Waco Police Department

Location Waco, TX

Platform Identity wacopd.mclennan.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1940

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Patrol Officer Elmer Huddleston 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 Waco Police Department, 9 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 81.8% of this agency's fallen.

Waco Police Department

of 11 officers

81.8% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious