Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Floyd DeLoach was shot and killed while working a uniformed security assignment at a local bowling alley at 650 West Crosstimbers Street. He was questioning a man wanted on armed robbery charges when the man shot him six times. Officer DeLoach was transported to Heights Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect's identification was found at the scene of the murder. The 22-year-old man was convicted of murder with malice and sentenced to life. He was paroled in July 1983 Officer DeLoach was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the Houston Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and sister.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer DeLoach gave the Houston Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Floyd Taylor DeLoach Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Floyd Taylor DeLoach Jr. 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 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 Houston Police Department, 84 of 117 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Floyd Taylor DeLoach Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Floyd Taylor DeLoach Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd Taylor DeLoach Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Floyd Taylor DeLoach Jr. was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Floyd Taylor DeLoach Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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