Kent Dean Kincaid

Houston Police Department — Houston, TX

Felonious

End of Watch May 23, 1998

Age 40

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Badge SERGEANT

The Vigil Panel 145 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 116

Incident

Sergeant Kent Kincaid was shot and killed after confronting several suspects who damaged his windshield while he and his wife were driving to meet friends for dinner. An object was thrown from a pickup truck driving in the opposite direction, striking the windshield of his vehicle. Sergeant Kincaid turned around and followed the vehicle for several blocks until it stopped, at which point he approached the vehicle and identified himself as a police officer. One subject in the vehicle fired a single shot that struck him in the head. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The subject was eventually arrested and sentenced to death. Sergeant Kincaid had served with the Houston Police Department for 13 years.

Survivors

survivors and a thankful from a community of Houston PD. Your daughter was my longest time of friend since 2009 is a sweetest and stronger person. We had a good time to met together since “Concern of Police Survivors” event. I’ll forever remembered you and i will Salute you. You did the excellent job for become Houston Police Department that you did helped.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Kincaid gave the Houston Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Kincaid.

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

Agency

Department Houston Police Department

Location Houston, TX

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1998

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 40

Badge Number SERGEANT

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Sentenced to death

Sergeant Kent Dean Kincaid 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.

Houston Police Department

of 117 officers

71.8% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious