Deputy Sheriff Barrett Travis Hill
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Texas
End of Watch: Monday, December 4, 2000

Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 1993

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, December 4, 2000
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to death

Deputy Hill was shot and killed while chasing car theft suspects in a wooded area.

Deputy Hill and his training officer had responded to a call of two people breaking into cars. Upon their arrival, the suspects fled into the wooded area and the officers pursued them on foot. Deputy Hill radioed that he had captured one of the suspects. Soon after, his partner heard gun shots and was unable to reach Deputy Hill by radio. He was located moment later by his partner. Deputy Hill had sustained gunshot wounds to the face, chest, and hand. Deputy Hill had been wearing a vest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect carjacked a woman in a nearby apartment complex and made his escape. He was arrested later in the morning approximately 75 miles away, after being spotted by a deputy in another jurisdiction. On January 16, 2002, the suspect was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.

Deputy Hill had been a jailer for the Harris County Sheriff's Department for three and a half years, and was just finishing his field training before becoming a patrol officer. He is survived by his wife, his parents, and two daughters, ages eight and eighteen.