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Officer

Kenneth W. Pendergraft

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch April 8, 1980

Age 34

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Badge 802

The Vigil Panel 122 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 58

Incident

Officer Kenneth Pendergraft was shot and killed after confronting a suspect who was dumping garbage on his driveway at 7216 Winters in Fort Worth. Officer Pendergraft approached the driver and asked him not to dump garbage on his driveway. The suspect left but came back a short time later and opened fire with a .44 magnum pistol, killing Officer Pendergraft. Before he died, Officer Pendergraft was able to return fire, killing the suspect. Officer Pendergraft had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, and two brothers, who also served with the Fort Worth Police Department.

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 Pendergraft gave the Fort Worth Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Pendergraft.

— 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 April 8, 1980

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 802

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Kenneth W. Pendergraft served in the U.S. Navy (1968â1968) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Kenneth W. Pendergraft 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