Stephen Franklin House was a 36-year-old Titusville police officer who died on February 15, 1989, while serving a narcotics search warrant. He was part of an Emergency Response Team executing a high-risk entry at the residence of a suspected drug dealer. As he led the entry team using a noise/flash diversion device, the suspect fired through a doorway; a bullet struck House in the left shoulder, an area not covered by his vest, entered his chest cavity, and proved fatal.

The suspect was arrested and charged with murder but was later acquitted at trial. Officer House’s death deeply affected the Titusville community and his fellow officers; he was remembered for his dedication, buried at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, and survived by a wife and four children. The case raised questions about the risks of narcotics enforcement and officer safety during high-risk operations.

Did anyone in the community have contact with Officer House or information about the operation that could shed more light on that night?