Clyde Warren "Hoppy" Pearson

Bossier City Police Dept. — Bossier City, LA

Felonious

End of Watch December 17, 1972

Age 24

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Officer Clyde Pearson was shot and killed by a suspect he had just arrested for driving while intoxicated. Officer Pearson placed the suspect in the back seat of his patrol car after he conducted a pat down search. The suspect drew a hidden pistol and shot Officer Pearson in the back of the head and killed him. The suspect then shot and wounded a state trooper who stepped outside of a nearby highway patrol station to investigate the shot. The suspect escaped, but was later apprehended after a chase and shootout with police. The suspect was convicted of the murder of Officer Pearson and sentenced to life. In March of 2016 a parole board denied his request to reduce his sentence to 60 years which would have made him eligible for parole.

Survivors

Officer Pearson had been employed with the Bossier City Police Department for four years, and is survived by his mother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Pearson gave the Bossier City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bossier City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Pearson.

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

Agency

Department Bossier City Police Dept.

Location Bossier City, LA

Platform Identity bpd.bossier.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 17, 1972

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Sentenced to life in prison

Patrol Officer Clyde Warren "Hoppy" Pearson 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 Bossier City Police Dept., 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Bossier City Police Dept.

of 4 officers

50% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious