Troy Merle Hogue
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Trooper

Troy Merle Hogue

Felonious
End of Watch December 30, 1994
Age 39
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Troy Hogue was shot and killed while conducting a single-vehicle accident investigation on I-20 approximately 10 miles east of Big Spring at about 9:00 pm. A juvenile male had been placed in a Howard County Sheriff's Office deputy's patrol car after being detained for driving while intoxicated. Trooper Hogue and another trooper arrived on the scene and were attempting to interview the boy when the subject pulled out a gun and shot Trooper Hogue. The trooper and deputy disarmed the subject. The subject was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison. Trooper Hogue had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for seven years and had previously served with the Big Spring Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Hogue gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Hogue.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 30, 1994
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Troy 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 1994, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Troy was 39. 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. Troy had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Troy among them.

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Where

Trooper Troy Merle Hogue

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch December 30, 1994

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 49-E

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