Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer John Logan succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day when he was shot after making a traffic stop.
He attempted to arrest the driver when he discovered the man had warrants. As Officer Logan walked toward the man to arrest him, the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot him in the head and back. Officer Logan was flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where he succumbed to his wounds the following day.
The suspect fled the scene and was chased into Nacogdoches County by officers. He fled into a mobile home and barricaded himself inside for two hours before committing suicide.
Officer Logan had served with the Huntington Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, and siblings.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Logan gave the Huntington Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Logan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John Edward Logan 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 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. John Edward Logan's cause is highlighted.
How John Edward Logan Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Edward Logan is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Edward Logan was killed by handgun.