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Incident
Officer Edward Foley was shot and killed by a suspect attempting to interfere with the officer's duties.
He was patrolling in the Market Square area when the suspect approached him and for unknown reasons, attempted to interfere with his duties. Officer Foley struck the man and he left the area. He returned later in the day with a double-barrel shotgun and killed Officer Foley.
He was patrolling in the Market Square area when the suspect approached him and for unknown reasons, attempted to interfere with his duties. Officer Foley struck the man and he left the area. He returned later in the day with a double-barrel shotgun and killed Officer Foley.
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Officer Foley served with the Houston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Officer C. Edward Foley 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 Houston Police Department, 84 of 117 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. C. Edward Foley's cause is highlighted.
How C. Edward Foley Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. C. Edward Foley is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. C. Edward Foley was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
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