Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Ike Parsons and Deputy Sheriff Arthur Taylor of the Harris County Sheriff's Office were accidentally shot by other officers while searching for a suspect near the intersection of Baron Street and Meadow Street.
They had responded to a call of a man who was terrorizing a neighborhood with a rifle.
Detective Parsons had been with the Houston Police Department for 11 days.
Det. Parsons, On today, the 110th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Houston.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) May 24th, 2024
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Parsons served with the Houston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Parsons.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Isaac "Ike" Parsons 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 Houston Police Department, 29 of 117 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Isaac "Ike" Parsons's cause is highlighted.
How Isaac "Ike" Parsons Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Isaac "Ike" Parsons is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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