Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Noel Miller was shot and killed while he and three other area law enforcement officers conducted a narcotics raid on a home at 2813 Canfield Street at about 8:15 pm. As they approached the house a suspect ran inside. The officers chased him into the home and into a back room. As Officer Miller entered the room, he was shot by the suspect. The subject was convicted of capital murder and executed on August 12, 1960. Officer Miller was a United States Marine Corps Korean War veteran and served with the Houston Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Miller gave the Houston Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Noel Ray Miller served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Noel Ray Miller 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 Houston Police Department, 84 of 117 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Noel Ray Miller's cause is highlighted.
How Noel Ray Miller Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1960
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Noel Ray Miller is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Noel Ray Miller was killed by handgun; .32 caliber.
Incident Location
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