Roll of Honor
Oscar Clarence Hill IV
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Hill died one month after being dragged by a vehicle in the 100 block of Rankin at the North Freeway while attempting to arrest its occupants.
He was off duty when he witnessed a shooting outside a nightclub in Harris County. He followed the suspect's vehicle into the city of Houston and approached the passenger side of the car when it came to a stop. Several shots were exchanged, and Deputy Hill was dragged as the vehicle was driven through the intersection. Deputy Hill then fell to the ground, where he was struck by another car that was following the first vehicle.
The driver who struck him was apprehended. He took a plea bargain, pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide, and was sentenced to one year in jail with seven years' probation.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Hill gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Oscar Clarence Hill IV served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Clarence Hill IV 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 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 Harris County Sheriff's Office, 23 of 56 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 41.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oscar Clarence Hill IV's cause is highlighted.
How Oscar Clarence Hill IV Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Oscar Clarence Hill IV served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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