Jesse R. Parris
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Officer

Jesse R. Parris

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Felonious
End of Watch September 6, 1977
Age 51
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Badge 471
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jesse Parris was shot and killed after responding to a call of a man with a gun. Officer Parris encountered the suspect a block away from the address he was responding to. Officer Parris was shot once in the chest and killed as he attempted to arrest the suspect. On August 1, 1979, the suspect, 57, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and received a 10 year suspended sentence and placed on probation. Office Parris had served with the agency for 21 years.

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21 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Parris 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, Officer Parris.

— 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 September 6, 1977
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 51
Badge Number 471
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jesse 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 1977, 128 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 36th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jesse was 51. 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. Jesse had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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

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

Across the years

Officer Jesse R. Parris

Fort Worth Police Department · End of Watch September 6, 1977

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-E

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