Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Heffington was shot and killed while searching for a suspect wanted for a robbery and murder. While he was searching an unidentified man stepped out from behind some boxes, said something to him, and then shot him. Deputy Heffington signed a statement while on his death bed implicating a man for the murder, but he man was found not guilty, and the case was never solved. Deputy Heffington was survived by his wife and children.
Survivors
Deputy Heffington was survived by his wife and children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Deputy Sheriff Heffington served with the Lee County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Giddings community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Isaac Bosse Heffington 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 Lee County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Isaac Bosse Heffington's cause is highlighted.
How Isaac Bosse Heffington Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Isaac Bosse Heffington is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Isaac Bosse Heffington was killed by handgun.
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