Albert Charles Wilkins

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6 — Houston, TX

Felonious

End of Watch January 6, 1978

Age 57

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Lieutenant Albert Wilkins was shot and killed while working an off-duty security job at a lounge at 5400 Griggs Road at about 1:45 am.

Two brothers entered the lounge and attempted to rob it. One of the brothers shot Lieutenant Wilkins in the head as he pleaded for his life.

One of the suspects was shot and killed at the scene by responding officers. The other man was convicted of Lieutenant Wilkins' murder, sentenced to death, and executed on May 3rd, 1994.

Rest in God's loving embrace, hero. You will never be forgotten.

Retired Wisconsin L.E.O. July 23rd, 2014

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Wilkins served with the Harris County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Wilkins.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6

Location Houston, TX

Platform Identity hccop6co.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 6, 1978

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Executed in 1994

Lieutenant Albert Charles Wilkins 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 Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6

of 4 officers

50% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious