Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Floyd Horton died of a gunshot wound he received when he attempted to arrest a suspect who had just robbed a man. Lieutenant Horton was off duty and walking home when he heard a man yelling, "Police! Stop, thief!" Lieutenant Horton ran to the location and was told that two men had just held up an elevator operator inside 540 West 146 Street, Manhattan. The suspects were escaping in an automobile, so Lieutenant Horton jumped onto the running board of a taxi to catch up to the suspects. The suspects fired at Lieutenant Horton, and he returned fire. Lieutenant Horton jumped onto the running board of the suspects' vehicle and exchanged several shots with them before he was struck in the chest and fell to the street at the intersection of Broadway and 146th Street. As the vehicle fled, Lieutenant Horton was able to write down the license plate number. He was removed to the hospital, where he died a few hours later. One suspect was found dead from his wounds later in the day by a patrolman. Detectives were able to locate the escape vehicle and arrested the second suspect. A witness identified the second suspect as the man who fired the fatal shots at Lieutenant Horton. He was charged with murder and later convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life. Lieutenant Horton had served as a police officer for 25 years, starting his career with the Brooklyn Police Department and later serving with New York City Police Department after the two departments were consolidated. He was assigned to the 40th Precinct, the modern-day 30th Precinct.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and several children.
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Horton gave the New York City Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Horton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Floyd Horton 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 NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At New York City Police Department, 382 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Floyd Horton's cause is highlighted.
How Floyd Horton Compares
Offender Outcome
One killed; One arrested
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Floyd Horton is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Floyd Horton was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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