Felix Edgar Redwine
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Deputy Sheriff

Felix Edgar Redwine

Felonious
End of Watch March 6, 1936
Age 58
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Redwine was shot and killed with his own weapon while attempting to stop an inmate from escaping. The suspect was arrested and executed in the electric chair October 23, 1936.

He was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Redwine served with the Lynn County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Tahoka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Redwine.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Tahoka, Lynn County, TX
Platform Identity lcso.lynn.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 6, 1936
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun

Deputy Sheriff Felix Edgar Redwine 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 Lynn County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Lynn County Sheriff's Office
3
of 4 officers
75% 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. Felix Edgar Redwine's cause is highlighted.

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

How Felix Edgar Redwine Compares

Age at Death
58
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Felix Edgar Redwine is highlighted in Mar.

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. Felix Edgar Redwine was killed by officer's handgun.

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