Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal August Hampe succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day after being attacked by a man whom he had arrested for being drunk in public the previous week.
The man returned to the city, located Marshal Hampe at the Post Office, and attacked him. Marshal Hampe was knocked to the ground and kicked. He drew his pistol and shot the man in the leg. The man then drew a pistol and shot Marshal Hampe several times, inflicting fatal wounds.
The county sheriff arrested the subject, who was charged with murder. He was convicted of Marshal Hampe's murder and subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Marshal Hampe was a Confederate Army veteran of the Civil War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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Tributes
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.
City Marshal Hampe gave the New Braunfels Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Braunfels community. Thank you 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
August Hampe served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
City Marshal August Hampe 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. August Hampe's cause is highlighted.
How August Hampe Compares
Offender Outcome
Life sentence
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. August Hampe is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. August Hampe was killed by handgun.