Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Uel Musick attempted to stop a fight in a saloon in Vernon, Texas.
When Sheriff Musick stepped between the two men who were fighting, he was shot and killed. The name of the cowboy who killed Sheriff Musick was not identified.
Sheriff Musick was the first elected sheriff of Wilbarger County on October 10, 1881. He was re-elected on November 7, 1882, and served until his death.
Sheriff Musick was single. The Wilbarger County Probate records regarding his estate show he owned numerous lots of property in Vernon and 428 acres of land in Wilbarger County.
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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Musick gave the Wilbarger County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Vernon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Uel Musick 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 Wilbarger County Sheriff's 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. Uel Musick's cause is highlighted.
How Uel Musick Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Uel Musick is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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