U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Robert Lee
1971
Robert Wayne Lee served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Police Officer Robert Lee was shot and killed when he and his partner interrupted a robbery in progress at a local service station on Gulf Freeway Service Road. The two officers were transporting a juvenile prisoner at the time. When the suspect inside saw the officers, he ran out and fired a round which struck Officer Lee in the head. Officer Lee's partner, Officer Daryl Shirley, fatally shot the suspect during a foot chase. Officer Shirley was shot and killed in the line of duty in an unrelated case on April 28th, 1982. Officer Lee was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Houston Police Department for just over two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, brother, and two sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Houston Police Department
Police Officer
In Our Keeping
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