Police killings
2013-2020

Homer Woodroe Tyler

Male, White

Date of the incident: 5/26/2018

Silsbee, Hardin, TX
972 FM 92

Homer Woodroe Tyler was reported to be armed with a firearm and driving a pickup en route to a family member's home. He was stopped by officers from Silsbee police and the sheriff's office around 3 a.m. He allegedly got out of his vehicle and threatened officers with a handgun. One Silsbee officer and one deputy shot and killed him.