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Sheriff

Walter Warren Hollingsworth

Coryell County Sheriff's Office — Gatesville, TX

Felonious

End of Watch April 22, 1934

Age 60

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Sheriff Walter Hollingsworth succumbed to injuries received when he was accidentally struck on the head with a pipe while struggling with a mentally ill prisoner in the county jail. A friend of Sheriff Hollingsworth's came to his aid and accidentally struck him on the head with the pipe. Sheriff Hollingsworth had served as sheriff of Coryell County for 19 years. He was survived by his wife and eight children. The old Coryell County Jail building where the incident occurred was demolished in 2023.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and eight children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Hollingsworth gave the Coryell County Sheriff's Office 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gatesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Hollingsworth.

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

Agency

Department Coryell County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Gatesville, Coryell County, TX

Platform Identity ccso.coryell.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 22, 1934

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 60

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object

Sheriff Walter Warren Hollingsworth is one of 17,558 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,585 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 6.4 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At Coryell County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Coryell County Sheriff's Office

of 2 officers

50% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,460

of 2,421 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,558

of 32,585 officers

53.9% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter Warren Hollingsworth's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,558 (53.9%)

Accident

10,094 (31%)

Illness

3,037 (9.3%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

334 (1%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

How Walter Warren Hollingsworth Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Walter Warren Hollingsworth is highlighted in Apr.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Walter Warren Hollingsworth was killed by blunt object.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

Incident Location

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