Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Robert Lee was shot and killed when he and his partner interrupted a robbery in progress at a local service station on Gulf Freeway Service Road. The two officers were transporting a juvenile prisoner at the time. When the suspect inside saw the officers, he ran out and fired a round which struck Officer Lee in the head. Officer Lee's partner, Officer Daryl Shirley, fatally shot the suspect during a foot chase. Officer Shirley was shot and killed in the line of duty in an unrelated case on April 28th, 1982. Officer Lee was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Houston Police Department for just over two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, brother, and two sisters.
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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.
Police Officer Lee gave the Houston Police Department 2 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
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Wayne Lee served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Robert Wayne Lee 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 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. Robert Wayne Lee's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Wayne Lee Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Wayne Lee is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Wayne Lee was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Robert Wayne Lee served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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