Roger E. Barrett
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Patrol Sergeant

Roger E. Barrett

Waco Police Department — Waco, TX
Felonious
End of Watch June 12, 1976
Age 42
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Roger Barrett was stabbed and shot to death while attempting to arrest a subject who had just stabbed another man at the local bus station. The subject stabbed Sergeant Barrett and then began to struggle with him. The man was able to gain control of Sergeant Barrett's service weapon and shot him. The suspect was originally convicted of capital murder but the sentence was commuted to life in prison. The 60-year-old suspect was denied parole for the eleventh time in June 2020. His next parole hearing will be in June 2023. Sergeant Barrett had served with the Waco Police Department for 18 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Sergeant Barrett gave the Waco Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Waco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Sergeant Barrett.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Waco, McLennan County, TX
Platform Identity wacopd.mclennan.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 1976
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Roger 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.

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Time

In 1976, 137 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 30th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Roger was 42. 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. Roger had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

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

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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

Waco Police Department has 11 officers remembered here, Roger among them.

Patrol Sergeant Roger E. Barrett

Waco Police Department · End of Watch June 12, 1976

Where the Name Is Cut

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