Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Albert Goos was shot and killed while checking on a car that was parked in a pasture.
He had obtained the driver's license and was walking back to his patrol car when the man suddenly drew a handgun and shot him in the neck.
The 26-year-old suspect was apprehended a month later by FBI agents in Memphis, Tennessee. He was executed in the electric chair on June 10, 1955.
Deputy Goos was survived by his wife and one child.
Survivors
Deputy Goos was survived by his wife and one child.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Goos served with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Lake Charles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Goos.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Albert Bell Goos is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept., 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Bell Goos's cause is highlighted.
How Albert Bell Goos Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1955
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Bell Goos is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert Bell Goos was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
Others Who Wore This Badge
10 officers from Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
