Roger E. Barrett

Waco Police Department — Waco, TX

Felonious

End of Watch June 12, 1976

Age 42

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Sergeant Roger Barrett was stabbed and shot to death while attempting to arrest a subject who had just stabbed another man at the local bus station. The subject stabbed Sergeant Barrett and then began to struggle with him. The man was able to gain control of Sergeant Barrett's service weapon and shot him. The suspect was originally convicted of capital murder but the sentence was commuted to life in prison. The 60-year-old suspect was denied parole for the eleventh time in June 2020. His next parole hearing will be in June 2023. Sergeant Barrett had served with the Waco Police Department for 18 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Sergeant Barrett gave the Waco Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Sergeant Barrett.

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

Agency

Department Waco Police Department

Location Waco, TX

Platform Identity wacopd.mclennan.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 1976

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Sentence commuted to life

Patrol Sergeant Roger E. Barrett 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 Waco Police Department, 9 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 81.8% of this agency's fallen.

Waco Police Department

of 11 officers

81.8% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious