William E. Warren

Ellis County Sheriff's Office — Waxahachie, TX

Felonious

End of Watch August 4, 1931

Age 40

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy William Warren was shot and killed while he and another deputy questioned a suspicious person near the railroad yards. The suspect opened fire as the deputies began to question him. Both deputies were able to return fire and killed the suspect.

Deputy Warren had served with the Ellis County Sheriff's Department for 1 year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and seven children.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Warren gave the Ellis County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Waxahachie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Warren.

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

Agency

Department Ellis County Sheriff's Office

Location Waxahachie, TX

Platform Identity ecso.ellis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 4, 1931

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff William E. Warren 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 Ellis County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Ellis County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious