Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jeff Couch was shot and killed while on duty. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder. That night an angry mob of 25 men took the suspect from the jail and hung him from a tree and shot him.
Officer Couch had been with the agency for 2 months. He was survived by his wife, daughter and stepdaughter. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter and stepdaughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Couch served with the Fort Worth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Couch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Jeff C. Couch 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 Fort Worth Police Dept., 33 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeff C. Couch's cause is highlighted.
How Jeff C. Couch Compares
Offender Outcome
Hanged and shot by an angry mob
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jeff C. Couch is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jeff C. Couch was killed by handgun.
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