Robert J. Schultea
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Officer

Robert J. Schultea

Houston Police Department — Houston, TX
Felonious
End of Watch August 25, 1956
Age 28
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 4 mo
Badge 1341
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Schultea was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a tavern in the 4300 block of Navigation Boulevard to investigate reports of gambling. When the officers arrived they told the bar owner to close the bar for the night. The man refused and began to fight with the two officers. The bar owner's wife opened fire on the officers, striking Officer Schultea. Officer Schultea was transported to Jefferson Davis Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds two hours later. The woman, 39, was charged and tried for murder. On February 14, 1957, she was acquitted.

Survivors

Officer Schultea served with the Houston Police Department for less than two and a half years and was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Schultea gave the Houston Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Schultea.

— 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 August 25, 1956
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 4 mo
Age 28
Badge Number 1341
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert 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 1956, 47 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 141st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Robert 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. Robert had served 2.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

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

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Where

Officer Robert J. Schultea

Houston Police Department · End of Watch August 25, 1956

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-W

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