Austin Police Department
Officer Clinton Warren Hunter
January 1979 - November 2001

Officer Clinton Warren Hunter, an officer with the Austin Police Department since September 8, 2000, died on Thursday, November 29th. Officer Hunter died from fatal injuries sustained when a vehicle, driven by a suspect attempting to flee from patrol officers, struck him.

Officer Hunter was 22 years old and graduated from the 99th Cadet Class. Officer Hunter is survived by his wife and two-year-old daughter.

"This is really a difficult time, a very difficult time, for all of us who wear the badge," Chief Stan Knee said. "Sometimes it is difficult to put into words what we all feel because there is no other job like a police officer."

The Austin Police Department lost a member of its family and the entire Department mourns the tragic loss of this outstanding officer. The Austin Police Department extends its deepest sympathy to the Hunter family in their time of sorrow.

"His actions were in the highest tradition of the Austin Police Department, taking a thug off the street, and he paid for it with his life," Chief Knee said.

Officer Hunter was laid to rest on Tuesday, December 4, at Cook-Walden Capitol Park in Pflugerville Texas.

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