Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Jesse Montgomery succumbed to complications of injuries sustained on December 31st, 1947, while attempting to stop a hit-and-run driver.
He and his partner were involved in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Oak Street and East Lancaster Avenue. The driver of the other vehicle, a refrigerated truck, attempted to flee the scene in the vehicle. Detective Montgomery jumped onto the truck's running board in an attempt to stop and arrest the driver.
The vehicle struck a fire hydrant before going onto an embankment and overturning. Detective Montgomery became trapped under the truck and suffered several internal injuries as well as numerous bone fractures. Although he was able to return to limited duty, he never fully recovered from the injuries and died as a direct result of complications of them on February 3rd, 1968.
Detective Montgomery had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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29 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Montgomery gave the Fort Worth Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Montgomery.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Jesse Montgomery 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jesse Montgomery's cause is highlighted.
How Jesse Montgomery Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jesse Montgomery is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jesse Montgomery was killed by automobile; commercial.
Incident Location
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