Benjamin Kyle Smith.
Patrolman Smith was shot and killed in Willis by a 14-year-old boy when he attempted to arrest him for motorcycle theft around 10:00 p.m. in Willis. The youth claimed his shotgun discharged when he dropped it as Patrolman Smith, a juvenile officer, and a constable entered his shack. The boy, who had been in trouble before, was taken into custody by the other two officers. Additional information about the suspect is unavailable since he was a juvenile at the time of the incident. Patrolman Smith was transported to a hospital in Conroe, where he succumbed to his wounds the next morning. Patrolman Smith was a United States Korean War veteran and served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for two years.
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In tribute
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Smith gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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