Timothy Lowe Hearn
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Police Officer

Timothy Lowe Hearn

Houston Police Department — Houston, TX
Felonious
End of Watch June 8, 1978
Age 28
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Badge 1678
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Timothy Hearn was shot and killed after following up on a tip he and his partner had received about a narcotics suspect who was going to be at a certain restaurant. When the suspect came out of the restaurant at 3:00 a.m., he was placed under arrest. As the officers began to search him, he pulled out a .38 caliber handgun and opened fire, killing Officer Hearn and wounding his partner. The suspect, who was on parole, was convicted of capital murder and executed on June 9th, 1986. Officer Hearn had been with the Houston Police Department for three and a half years and was attached to the Narcotics Division.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hearn gave the Houston Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hearn.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hpd.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 1978
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Age 28
Badge Number 1678
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Timothy is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1978, 121 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 43rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Timothy was 28. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Timothy had served 3.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Houston Police Department has 117 officers remembered here, Timothy among them.

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Where

Police Officer Timothy Lowe Hearn

Houston Police Department · End of Watch June 8, 1978

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-E

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