Roll of Honor
C. B. Foster
Incident
Guard C. B. Foster succumbed to a gunshot wound when he was shot by two prisoners attempting to escape the Wells Coaling Pison Camp in Cherokee County.
Two prisoners found Guard Foster's pistol, and one of them shot Guard Foster below the stomach while trying to flee the area. Guard Foster returned fire with his rifle and shot the prisoner in the chest. He then shot and killed the second prisoner trying to escape.
The shooter, knowing he was dying, took the pistol and shot himself in the chest. The shooter had a history of attempting to escape.
Guard Foster succumbed to his wound three days later.
He was survived by his parents and siblings.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and siblings.
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Guard Foster served with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard C. B. Foster 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, 31 of 124 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. C. B. Foster's cause is highlighted.
How C. B. Foster Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. C. B. Foster is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. C. B. Foster was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
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