Roll of Honor
Daniel Henry Cooper
Incident
Constable Dan Cooper was shot and killed by a Jasper County sheriff's deputy who had just run against him and lost in the previous week's election for Precinct 3 constable.
On November 16th, 1910, Constable Cooper had arrested a subject and needed the key to the county jail. He located the sheriff's deputy in a Kirbyville pool hall and asked for the key so he could secure his prisoner in jail. The sheriff's deputy began arguing with Constable Cooper and then shot him.
Constable Cooper died the following day.
Earlier in the night witnesses overheard the sheriff's deputy and a friend threatening revenge against Constable Cooper. The deputy and the friend were both charged with murder. The deputy was convicted twice but had the case dismissed on a technicality on an appeal.
Constable Cooper was survived by his wife and four children.
Survivors
Constable Cooper was survived by his wife and four children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Cooper served with the Jasper County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Kirbyville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Cooper.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Daniel Henry Cooper 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Henry Cooper's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Henry Cooper Compares
Offender Outcome
Dismissed on technicality
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Henry Cooper is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel Henry Cooper was killed by handgun.