Roll of Honor
Incident
Private Jonathon Thompson was accidentally shot and killed when another Texas Ranger's service revolver accidentally discharged at the Ranger camp near the Red River in Grayson County, Texas.
He succumbed to the wound two days later.
Private Thompson had served with the Texas Rangers for only 64 days. He was single and had no children.
Pvt. Thompson, On today, the 160th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Texas.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol El Paso Station February 27th, 2019
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167 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Private Thompson served with the Texas Rangers.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Private Jonathon Thompson is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Texas Rangers, 11 of 122 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathon Thompson's cause is highlighted.
How Jonathon Thompson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathon Thompson is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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