Roll of Honor
R. R. Bledsoe
Incident
Deputy Constable R.R. Bledsoe and Constable Carl Bisbee were shot and killed while questioning four men they observed drinking in public.
When they attempted to place the men under arrest the men produced handguns and opened fire, fatally wounding both constables.
One of the men involved in the incident had murdered City Marshal Joe Crixell, of the Brownsville Police Department, on August 9th, 1912. The man was shot and killed during the shootout with Constable Bisbee and Deputy Constable Bledsoe.
Constable Bledsoe had been with the agency for seven months.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Bledsoe served with the Nueces County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Corpus Christi community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Bledsoe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Constable R. R. Bledsoe 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 Nueces County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. R. R. Bledsoe's cause is highlighted.
How R. R. Bledsoe Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. R. R. Bledsoe is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. R. R. Bledsoe was killed by handgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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