Danny Lee Gray

Orange Police Department — Orange, TX

Felonious

End of Watch June 28, 1974

Age 31

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Captain Danny Gray was shot and killed when two suspects came to the jail to break out an armed robbery suspect who had just been arrested. The suspects arrived with a shotgun and handgun and exchanged fire with two officers and Captain Gray. Captain Gray was shot in the head. The two suspects, 37 and 53, were arrested. The suspect they wanted to free was the brother of the youngest. The suspects were convicted of murder sentenced to life in prison. The oldest suspect died in prison in 1999. The other was denied parole on November 20, 2021. His next parole hearing is in November of 2024. His brother, 38, was convicted under the habitual criminal act and sentenced to life.

Survivors

Captain Gray was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Gray gave the Orange Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orange community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Gray.

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

Agency

Department Orange Police Department

Location Orange, TX

Platform Identity opd.orange.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 28, 1974

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; 9 mm

Offender Sentenced to life

Captain Danny Lee Gray 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 Orange Police Department, 8 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Orange Police Department

of 8 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious