Officer Richard Lee Houston II - Mesquite Police Dept. - TX - True Life Hero

Richard Lee Houston II
- Dec. 03, 2021 -

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Mesquite Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	Forney TX, USA
Born:	Sep. 27, 1975
Fallen:	Dec. 03, 2021
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 46 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Mesquite Police Dept. - TX 777 N. Galloway Ave. Mesquite, TX 75149 USA (972)285-6336
County:	Dallas
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Domestic
Weapon Class:	Firearm
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	821
On The Job:	21 years

Bio: Richard Richard Lee Houston II of Forney, Texas, was born in Dallas, Texas, to Richard Lee I and Debra Houston. He married Shelley Penn on May 11, 2001, in Dallas.

Richard enjoyed bird watching, fishing, kayaking, hunting, painting, reading, writing, jiu-jitsu, camping, baseball, and listening to old music.

He was best known for the 21 years spent as a Mesquite Texas Police Officer. During those years, he received 48 letters of commendation, 2 life-saving awards, 1 police commendation bar, Citizen's Police Academy Officer of the Month Award (August 2018) and a Certificate of Merit in April 2021. He was also a member of the SWAT team for 10 years.

Officer Houston's father had served with the Mesquite Police Department.

Survived by:

Shelley - Wife
& two daughters, and one son

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	Jamie Jaramillo :: Caucasian / Male - 37 years old
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Location:	TX USA
Summary:	Officer Richard Houston was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance in the parking lot of a grocery store at 1500 S Beltline Road. During the investigation, a man produced a gun and opened fire on Officer Houston at about 1:40 pm. Both Officer Houston and the subject were critically wounded in the exchange of gunfire. Officer Houston was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
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Last Updated: Dec. 10, 2021