Detective

Ed Jones

Houston Police Department — Houston, TX
Felonious
End of Watch September 13, 1929
Age 49
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
The Vigil Panel 58 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Detective Jones was shot and killed with his own weapon in front of his home in the 3200 block of MacGregor Way. His brother-in-law had tried to steal his service weapon and Detective Jones chased him outside where he was shot and killed.

Survivors

Detective Jones served with the Houston Police Department for five years and was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Jones gave the Houston Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Jones.

— 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 September 13, 1929
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1929, 205 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 12th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ed was 49. 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. Ed had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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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 officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Detective Ed Jones

Houston Police Department · End of Watch September 13, 1929

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-W

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