Police Officer Marvin Elton Wills, Sr., Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Marvin Elton Wills, Sr.

Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

End of Watch Sunday, December 25, 1955

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Marvin Elton Wills, Sr.

Officer Marvin Wills was shot and killed with his gun while working an off-duty security job at the 6400 block of Waverly Way around 11:00 p.m.

The officer attempted to arrest an unknown suspect when the suspect beat him, and his gun was taken away. The suspect then shot Officer Wills four times, killing him.

The case was never solved, and no suspects were ever identified.

Officer Wills had served with the Fort Worth Police Department for five years. He was survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

Age 341
Tour 5 years
Badge 255

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Never solved

plainclothes, secondary employment, suspicious person

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Fort Worth officer’s 1955 Christmas night murder remains unsolved

Posted on My Texas Daily News 12/25/24

FORT WORTH, Texas — Officer Marvin Elton Wills, a 40-year-old member of the Fort Worth Police Department, was killed on Christmas night in 1955 while working off-duty at the Western Hills Hotel. The suspect or suspects involved in the incident were never located.

Officer Wills left the hotel and walked 200 yards south toward a vacant lot, where he became involved in an altercation. During the confrontation, he was bitten on both hands and arms, struck twice on the head, and shot four times, according to the Fort Worth Police Department. Despite efforts to find those responsible, the case remains unsolved.

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