William "Will" Albright

Paris Police Department — Paris, TX

Felonious

End of Watch December 4, 1874

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer William "Will" Albright attempted to arrest Sam Provine, age 20, and a man named McMiller. Officer Albright was attempting to arrest the two young men at a house of "ill fame" in Paris. During the arrest attempt, the two men shot Officer Albright in the neck, breaking it, and he was killed.

Sam Provine and McMiller were arrested and "held for examination." The records which would show the final disposition of this case have since been destroyed in fires that destroyed all the criminal court records in the Lamar County courthouse.

William Albright was survived by his wife and two small children. No cemetery records, or the burial location, have been located.

Survivors

William Albright was survived by his wife and two small children.

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152 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Albright served with the Paris Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Paris community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Paris Police Department

Location Paris, TX

Platform Identity ppd.lamar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1874

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Unknown weapon

Offender arrested

Officer William "Will" Albright 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 Paris Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Paris Police Department

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious