Robert F. Camfield
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Detective

Robert F. Camfield

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Felonious
End of Watch November 19, 1983
Age 52
Tour of Duty 21 yrs 11 mo
Badge 755
Gender Male

Incident

Detective Robert Camfield was shot and killed while working off-duty security at a nightclub after arresting a man with a gun. A second suspect grabbed Detective Camfield's partner's gun, pointed it at Detective Camfield and demanded the gun be returned. Detective Camfield drew his weapon and fired at the suspect, who fired back. Detective Camfield and the suspect were both fatally wounded. Detective Camfield had served with the agency for nearly 22 years.

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21 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Camfield gave the Fort Worth Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Camfield.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Worth, Denton County, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 19, 1983
Tour of Duty 21 yrs 11 mo
Age 52
Badge Number 755
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1983, 106 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 47th 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 52. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 21.9 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

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
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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

Fort Worth Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

Across the years

Detective Robert F. Camfield

Fort Worth Police Department · End of Watch November 19, 1983

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-E

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