Charles Edward Parsley

Fort Worth Police Dept. — Fort Worth, TX

Felonious

End of Watch September 28, 1917

Age 52

Tour of Duty 5 mo

The Vigil Panel 33 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Commissioner Ed Parsley was shot and killed in his office at City Hall on Throckmorton and Tenth Street by a disgruntled former police officer at 2:40 p.m.

While Commissioner Parsley was sitting at his desk, the subject shot him twice, killing him instantly. Responding officers shot and killed the suspect before he could flee City Hall.

Commissioner Parsley had served as the commissioner of the Fort Worth Police Department for five months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Commissioner Parsley 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, Commissioner Parsley.

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

Agency

Department Fort Worth Police Dept.

Location Fort Worth, TX

Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 28, 1917

Tour of Duty 5 mo

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Commissioner Charles Edward Parsley 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.

Fort Worth Police Dept.

of 59 officers

55.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious