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Deputy Sheriff

Samuel E. Lindsey

Rains County Sheriff's Department — Emory, TX

Felonious

End of Watch November 3, 1886

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Lindsey was shot and killed while he and other deputies attempted to arrest two men wanted for stealing horses and theft of mortgaged property in Ellis County, Texas.

The posse was fired upon by the two men as the deputies approached their camp. Deputy Lindsey was struck by one of the shots and killed instantly.

One of the suspects was shot and killed in return gunfire, but the other escaped from the camp. The man who escaped was later arrested in Kaufman County, Texas.

Deputy Lindsey was interred in Emory City Cemetery in Emory, Texas.

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Lindsey.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis October 5th, 2021

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140 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Lindsey served with the Rains County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Emory community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Rains County Sheriff's Department

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Emory, Rains County, TX

Platform Identity rcso.rains.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 3, 1886

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Deputy Sheriff Samuel E. Lindsey 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%.

Rains County Sheriff's Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,461

of 2,422 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel E. Lindsey's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Samuel E. Lindsey Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel E. Lindsey is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Samuel E. Lindsey was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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