Roll of Honor
Bill Davidson
Incident
Trooper Bill Davidson succumbed to gunshot wounds received the previous day after stopping a stolen car in Edna, Texas. The suspect shot Trooper Davidson in the neck with a 9 mm handgun when he approached the car. The suspect fled the scene of the shooting but was arrested within a couple of hours with the murder weapon in his possession. The suspect confessed to killing the trooper and repeated his confession to a grand jury. During his trial, the suspect claimed he shot Trooper Davidson because the rap music he was listening to, forced him to do so. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was executed on October 6, 2005. Trooper Davidson had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for over 20 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Davidson gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Davidson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Bill Davidson 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 Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, 35 of 95 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bill Davidson's cause is highlighted.
How Bill Davidson Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2005
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Bill Davidson is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Bill Davidson was killed by handgun; 9 mm.
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