Theodore T. Boynton

San Antonio Police Department — San Antonio, TX

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 29, 1930

Age 35

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

The Vigil Panel 60 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 63

Incident

Patrolman Theodore Boynton succumbed to gunshot wounds received five days earlier while attempting to stop a robbery on a city bus. He was in uniform riding to work when a juvenile boarded the bus and pointed a gun at the driver. Patrolman Boynton jumped out of his seat and started struggling with the suspect. They both fell through the open doors and into the street. Patrolman Boynton struck his head on the curb and became stunned. The suspect then shot him three times and fled the scene but was apprehended a short time later. On September 15, 1930, the suspect, 16, was found guilty of delinquency in juvenile court and sentenced to four years confinement at the state reform school at Gatesville. Patrolman Boynton had been with the agency for three years and had previously served as a Sergeant with the United States Marine Corps. He is buried in the San Antonio National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

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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.
Patrolman Boynton gave the San Antonio Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio 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

Department San Antonio Police Department

Type Other

Location San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 29, 1930

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Theodore T. Boynton served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Theodore T. Boynton 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 San Antonio Police Department, 40 of 64 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

San Antonio Police Department

of 64 officers

62.5% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,460

of 2,421 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious