Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Givins succumbed to a gunshot wound in the neck received three weeks prior. He and another officer were attempting to arrest a man for the kidnapping of his ex-wife. Deputy Givins and Policeman Fontaine Cooper, of the Idaho State Police, were shot and killed following a high-speed chase of the suspect, who later killed his ex-wife. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to death by hanging but committed suicide 15 minutes before his execution by jumping from the top of a 30-foot high cell wall.
Survivors
Deputy Givins was survived by his wife and six children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Givins gave the Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Twin Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Givins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Henry C. Givins 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry C. Givins's cause is highlighted.
How Henry C. Givins Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry C. Givins is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry C. Givins was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.