George Bingham Grissom

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association — Fort Worth, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 5, 1892

Age 35

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Field Inspector George Grissom and Constable James Green of the Donley County Constable's Office - Precinct 2 were shot and killed in Clarendon, Texas while conducting an investigation along with the Potter County sheriff.

They had entered a saloon on Kearney Street at 6:20 am and encountered two men whose brother had been sent to prison by Constable Bell. The subject held a grudge against Constable Bell and opened fire on him, fatally wounding him and Inspector Grissom.

Despite being mortally wounded, Constable Bell returned fire and killed one of the subjects. The second was arrested and charged with murder.

Inspector Grissom was buried in the Bolivar Cemetery in Sanger in Denton County. It is unknown if he was survived by a wife or children. He was one month shy of his 36th birthday.

Survivors

It is unknown if he was survived by a wife or children.

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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Field Inspector Grissom served with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Type Other

Location Fort Worth, TX

Platform Identity tscra.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 5, 1892

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Unknown weapon

Field Inspector George Bingham Grissom 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 Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,461

of 2,422 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious