Deputy Sheriff

Carl Frederick Reinhold Court

Felonious
End of Watch November 30, 1895
Age 43
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
The Vigil Panel 13 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Carl Court was shot and killed in Chaneyville while speaking to a saloon owner while making his rounds.

He was in the saloon, which was built along the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks just north of Washington Avenue, when he was shot. He was shot from ambush by a suspect who was on the outside of the saloon.

Deputy Court had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, children, mother, and three siblings.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtnn5vj02f8stc1535fkj
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Carl. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Court gave the Harris County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hcso.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1895
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Carl 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.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1895, 74 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 95th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Carl was 43. 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. Carl 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
III

When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

Harris County Sheriff's Office has 56 officers remembered here, Carl among them.

Across the years
VI

Where

Deputy Sheriff Carl Frederick Reinhold Court

Harris County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch November 30, 1895

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E

↑