Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Floyd Knight was shot and killed while on a stakeout of a 7/11 at 810 North Edgefield Avenue in Dallas. At approximately 10:15 pm., a suspect entered and robbed the store at gunpoint. He forced the clerk into a storeroom and then shot Officer Knight in the head, killing him. The suspect fled with $98. Four days later during a routine traffic stop a passenger in the car was arrested for an unpaid traffic citation. Then it was learned the car was stolen. The store clerk identified the man as the killer. On September 23, 1969, the suspect, 38, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to life in 1972. Officer Knight had been with the Dallas Police Department for two years. He was survived by his expectant wife and daughter. His son was born a few days after he died.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Knight gave the Dallas Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Knight.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Floyd Alexander Knight 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 Dallas Police Department, 55 of 95 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Floyd Alexander Knight's cause is highlighted.
How Floyd Alexander Knight Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd Alexander Knight is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Floyd Alexander Knight was killed by gun.
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