Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Thomas Moorhead was shot and killed after responding to a call where several officers were investigating a street disturbance.
The officers stopped two men for questioning, and one of the men pulled out a handgun and fired at them, striking Marshal Moorhead in the face.
The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. On December 16, 1914, he was accidentally crushed to death when he got caught between two sugar cane cars while working at his prison job.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Moorhead gave the Pecos Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pecos community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Moorhead.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Thomas Yowell Moorhead 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%.
At Pecos Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Yowell Moorhead's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Yowell Moorhead Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Yowell Moorhead is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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