Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Lee Pool was shot and killed around 8 p.m. as he and a posse attempted to arrest a man who had murdered Deputy Sheriff Richard McCoy, of the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office, on May 16th, 1881.
As the deputies identified themselves at the home of the suspect some 10 miles southwest of Rockdale, the suspect refused to surrender and opened fire from inside the home with a Winchester rifle. Deputy Pool, standing outside next to a tree, was struck and fatally wounded. The suspect was eventually apprehended and charged with Deputy Pool's murder.
Deputy Pool was survived by his parents and brother.
Survivors
Deputy Pool was survived by his parents and brother.
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Deputy Sheriff Pool served with the Milam County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Cameron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Gabriel Leander Pool 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Milam County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gabriel Leander Pool's cause is highlighted.
How Gabriel Leander Pool Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with murder
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gabriel Leander Pool is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gabriel Leander Pool was killed by rifle; winchester.
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