Police Officer Kenneth L. Moody
Houston Police Department
Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 26, 1969

Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 1860

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, November 26, 1969
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Deceased

Officer Moody was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a silent burglar alarm at Hamilton Junior High School. Officer Moody and his partner exchanged shots with a suspect inside of the school and Officer Moody was shot in the chest and fatally wounded.

The suspect served 11 years in prison before his conviction was overturned by a federal judge. The suspect, however, was shot and killed in 1986 during a shootout with Arizona law enforcement officers after killing a police K9 and taking a 9-year-old boy hostage.

Officer Moody was survived by his son and daughter.