Freddie Floyd House
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Lieutenant

Freddie Floyd House

Felonious
End of Watch January 28, 1988
Age 36
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Freddie House was shot and killed while participating in a tactical raid to end a standoff. A man had blown up an LDS Ward House using 87 sticks of dynamite. The man, along with his two wives, nine children, and other family members barricaded themselves in a home for 13 days. Lieutenant House and a tactical team from the FBI waited in a nearby home in an attempt to arrest some of the participants. As Lieutenant House released his canine on the suspects he was shot and killed. The suspect who killed Lieutenant House was convicted of manslaughter and federal weapons charges. He was paroled October 10, 2006.

Survivors

Lieutenant House was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant House served with the Utah Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Utah. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant House.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Draper, UT
Platform Identity utahcorr.saltlake.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1988
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

Lieutenant Freddie Floyd House 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 UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 60.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Utah Department of Corrections, 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Utah Department of Corrections
5
of 5 officers
100% Felonious
UT — Statewide
84
of 138 officers
60.9% 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. Freddie Floyd House's cause is highlighted.

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

How Freddie Floyd House Compares

Age at Death
36
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Freddie Floyd House is highlighted in Jan.

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. Freddie Floyd House was killed by rifle.

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