Schuyler C. Houston served in the U.S. Army.
Sergeant Houston succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained 6 years earlier when he, Captain Harry Phoenix, and another officer questioned two suspicious men on Piedras Street near Alameda Avenue at 11:20 am.
When the officers attempted to arrest the men, a gun battle ensued. Captain Phoenix was shot in the head and killed instantly.
Sergeant Houston also sustained serious gunshot wounds in the shootout. Despite serious wounds and frequent trips to the hospital, Sergeant Houston remained with the police department and was promoted to Captain. He eventually succumbed to the wounds on October 4, 1927.
The two suspects fled to Mexico and were never apprehended.
Captain Houston was a United States Army veteran who had served with the El Paso Police Department for 10 years and previously served with the Lawton Police Department in Oklahoma.
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In tribute
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.
Captain Houston gave the El Paso Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the El Paso community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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