Roll of Honor
Incident
Superintendent of Police Albert Bradley was shot and killed while attempting to question a suspect at a disturbance call.
Superintendent Bradley, along with James McWilliams and Houston police officer F.M. Sallee, left the police station at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12 to investigate a report of trouble at a sporting house located on Eighth Street.
When the group arrived, a woman who was standing in the door of the house pointed toward two men who were standing on the sidewalk claiming that they were the ones responsible for the trouble. McWilliams and Bradley walked up to the pair and asked for identification. Bradley and one of the suspects began to quarrel, questioning each other’s authority. A gun battle quickly developed. McWilliams said during the scuffle, the suspect jerked away from him and shot Bradley. McWilliams then pulled his pistol and shot the suspect. Both men died just after midnight.
Port Arthur Police Chief H.F. Baker later said that the incident was the result of mistaken identity. The suspect was said to be a “special officer” of the “Texas Company, ” which is now known as Texaco. Port Arthur provided police commissions to the security staff at Texaco at the time.
Bradley died the day after he was shot. He had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his parents and ten siblings.
Survivors
He had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his parents and ten siblings.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Superintendent Bradley gave the Port Arthur Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Port Arthur community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Superintendent Bradley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Superintendent Albert R. Bradley 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 Port Arthur Police Department, 6 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert R. Bradley's cause is highlighted.
How Albert R. Bradley Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert R. Bradley is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert R. Bradley was killed by handgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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