Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Chief of Police Con Wren succumbed to injuries received when attempting to arrest two men for fighting at 4th Street in McCamey.
In the early morning hours, Assistant Chief Wren responded to a fight at a dance. As he tried to take two men into custody, both tried to flee. He struck one subject with his pistol, but the other subject slashed Assistant Chief Wren with a knife in the abdomen and neck. He fled the scene.
Assistant Chief Wren was taken to the hospital at San Angelo, where he underwent surgery. He passed away from his wounds nineteen days later.
A murder warrant was issued for the subject, but it is not known if he was ever captured and tried.
Assistant Chief Wren had served with the McCamey Police Department for eight months and previously served with the Texas Rangers for three months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Wren served with the McCamey Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the McCamey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Wren.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief of Police Conrad Cecil Wren 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Conrad Cecil Wren's cause is highlighted.
How Conrad Cecil Wren Compares
Offender Outcome
Unknown
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Conrad Cecil Wren is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Conrad Cecil Wren was killed by edged weapon; knife.