Jeffery Dean Ginn

Pasadena Police Department — Pasadena, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 10, 1991

Age 29

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 86

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Patrolman Jeffery Ginn was shot and killed after he responded to a disturbance call in which a man was burning marijuana leaves in a barbeque pit in his backyard at 1506 Pecan Drive. Unbeknownst to Patrolman Ginn, the resident of the home was a mental patient who had made threats against the police department several times. As Patrolman Ginn approached the backyard while holding his radio the man saw him and opened fire with an M-1 carbine rifle. Patrolman Ginn was struck several times in the side. He was able to crawl to a nearby tree in an attempt to seek cover. The suspect then walked up to Patrolman Ginn, disarmed him, and shot him point-blank in the head with his own service weapon. The man then held a woman hostage for nearly 20 hours before committing suicide. Patrolman Ginn had served with the Pasadena Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Ginn gave the Pasadena Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pasadena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Ginn.

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

Agency

Department Pasadena Police Department

Location Pasadena, TX

Platform Identity ppd.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 10, 1991

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 29

Badge Number 86

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; M-1

Offender Committed suicide

Patrolman Jeffery Dean Ginn 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 Pasadena Police Department, 3 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Pasadena Police Department

of 6 officers

50% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious