Richard Emmett Shipp

Hunt County Sheriff's Office — Greenville, TX

Felonious

End of Watch October 6, 1912

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Special Deputy Sheriff Richard Shipp and Assistant Chief John Southall, of the Greenville Police Department, were shot and killed while attempting to arrest an intoxicated man who was firing a pistol. The suspect opened fire on the officers, striking Assistant Chief Southall in the forehead and the unarmed Deputy Shipp in the heart. Other officers on the scene returned fire and killed the suspect.

Survivors

Deputy Shipp was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Sheriff Shipp served with the Hunt County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Greenville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Shipp.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Hunt County Sheriff's Office

Location Greenville, TX

Platform Identity hcso.hunt.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 6, 1912

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Special Deputy Sheriff Richard Emmett Shipp 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%.

At Hunt County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Hunt County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious