Freddie Floyd House

Utah Department of Corrections — Draper, UT

Felonious

End of Watch January 28, 1988

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

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

Department Utah Department of 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; .30 caliber

Offender Convicted of attempted murder

Lieutenant Freddie Floyd House 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 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 6.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

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

of 5 officers

100% Felonious

UT — Statewide

of 138 officers

60.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious