Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Rempsey Sullivan was shot and killed after identifying himself as a police officer at the scene of an assault. Detective Sullivan, the mayor's driver, was on his way home from the mayor's home when he stopped at a shoe repair shop at 1917 Dowling Street (modern-day Emancipation Avenue) to drop off a friend. The friend went inside but was assaulted by the store employee and pushed outside. Detective Sullivan entered the store, identified himself as an officer, and was shot by the store employee. The store employee then held rescue workers at bay before eventually giving himself up. The subject was sentenced to life in prison but was paroled in 1960.
Survivors
Detective Sullivan was survived by his wife and child.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sullivan served with the Houston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sullivan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Rempsey H. Sullivan 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 Houston Police Department, 84 of 117 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rempsey H. Sullivan's cause is highlighted.
How Rempsey H. Sullivan Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Rempsey H. Sullivan is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Rempsey H. Sullivan was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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