On April 3, 2003, Charles Roy Clark, a 45-year-old male police officer with the Houston Police Department, was tragically shot and killed while responding to a silent alarm at a check cashing store on South Loop East in Houston, Texas. Officer Clark, who was just one day shy of his 20th anniversary with the department, arrived at the scene within four minutes of the alarm being triggered. As he entered the store, the suspects opened fire, striking him in the shoulder.
Despite returning fire, Officer Clark's service weapon jammed after the first shot. As he called for assistance, one of the suspects shot him in the head execution-style. The suspects then executed the female store clerk before fleeing the scene.
The suspects were apprehended the following day, and the shooter of the clerk was sentenced to death. Another defendant was convicted of related charges. However, in 2013, the subject who murdered Officer Clark was granted a new trial and subsequently released on a technicality.
Officer Clark is survived by his wife, mother, brother, and two sisters. His death was a significant loss to the Houston Police Department and the community he served for two decades.
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