Charles Baker

On the evening of August 16, 1979, Deputy City Marshal Charles H. Baker, aged 52, was fatally shot in the 10200 block of Silvercrest Street in Houston, Texas. Baker, a four-year veteran of the Houston City Marshal's Office, was killed during a struggle with a man he had stopped to serve a misdemeanor traffic warrant. Unbeknownst to Baker and his partner, R.A. McCammon, the man they stopped had just robbed a nearby lounge.

The incident began when Baker and McCammon, both in uniform, spotte ...

Charles Henry Baker (1927-1979) - Find a Grave Memorial

Reflections for Deputy City Marshal Charles H. Baker