Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Guy Gaddis was shot and killed while transporting two handcuffed prisoners to jail. One of the prisoners had managed to conceal a gun and used it to shoot Officer Gaddis in the back of the head three times near the intersection of Chimney Rock Road and Holly Street in Bellaire. The subject was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was subsequently executed on January 22nd, 2014. Officer Gaddis was a United States Army Desert Storm veteran and had served with the Houston Police Department for 2-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and parents and is buried in South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Texas.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Gaddis gave the Houston Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Guy Patrick Gaddis served in the Army (1988â1992) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Guy Patrick Gaddis 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Houston Police Department, 84 of 117 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Guy Patrick Gaddis's cause is highlighted.
How Guy Patrick Gaddis Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2014
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Guy Patrick Gaddis is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Guy Patrick Gaddis was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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