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Officer

James C. Gaul

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch January 10, 1979

Age 36

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Badge 891

The Vigil Panel 121 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 58

Incident

Officer James Gaul was shot and wounded in a shootout with a deranged man as he and another officer approached the front door of the house to answer a call reporting a man with a gun. Officer Gaul died five days later from his wounds. The suspect was later shot and killed by other officers. Officer Gaul had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for 13 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, and three children from a previous marriage.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Gaul gave the Fort Worth Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Gaul.

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

Agency

Department Fort Worth Police Department

Type Other

Location Fort Worth, TX

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1979

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number 891

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

James C. Gaul served in the U.S. Air Force (1961â1965) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer James C. Gaul 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 Fort Worth Police Department, 33 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Worth Police Department

of 59 officers

55.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,461

of 2,422 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious