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Robert Layden Hornsby, a 32-year-old male police officer with the Killeen Police Department, tragically died on July 14, 2013. Officer Hornsby was shot and killed while participating in a SWAT deployment at an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Grandon Drive in Killeen, Texas. The incident began when a resident in the complex displayed a weapon and confronted several people using the pool. When initial units arrived, the subject brandished an AK-47 rifle and barricaded himself in his apartme ...Read More
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Robert Layden Hornsby
Male
White / Caucasian
Killeen
TX
2013-07-14
32
Robert
Layden Hornsby
11/23/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about Officer Hornsby's actions that tragic night. It's profoundly moving t... ...Read More
10/29/2024
10/29/2024
Has anyone else thought about the bravery of Officer Hornsby responding to that call, knowing the da... ...Read More
06/26/2023
06/26/2023
I can't stop thinking about the incredible bravery officers like Robert Layden Hornsby display every... ...Read More
06/03/2023
06/03/2023
