Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Francis Norman was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for cattle theft in Falls County.
He was at a local store in Cameron, Texas, with two other officers asking about the subject's whereabouts when the man rode up to the store on his horse. When Constable Norman told the man he was under arrest the subject opened fire with a revolver. Constable Norman and the subject were both killed in the gunfire.
Constable Norman had served as the elected constable of Milam County's Precinct 7 for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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140 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Norman gave the Milam County Constable's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cameron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Francis Yewen Norman 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. Francis Yewen Norman's cause is highlighted.
How Francis Yewen Norman Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Yewen Norman is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Francis Yewen Norman was killed by handgun.