Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Pappy Summers, Trooper Billy Young, and Lieutenant James Grimes were shot and killed while attempting to apprehend two escapees who were wanted for seven murders since their escape. Troopers Summers and Young were shot and killed while on a roving patrol of a county road when they came across the suspects in a recently stolen truck. Both troopers were killed in the ensuing gun battle. Lieutenant Grimes and his partner were being directed into the area by aircraft when they too were ambushed. Lieutenant Grimes was killed in the ensuing gun battle, and his partner was wounded. Both suspects were eventually shot and killed by other officers at the scene. Trooper Summers had served with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for 32 years and was due to retire. He was survived by his wife. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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32 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Summers gave the Oklahoma Highway Patrol 32 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oklahoma. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Summers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Houston F. Summers 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 19 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Houston F. Summers's cause is highlighted.
How Houston F. Summers Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Houston F. Summers is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Houston F. Summers was killed by gun.
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