Senior Police Officer William John Bill Jeffrey, 54, was shot and killed on September 20, 2021, while officers were serving an arrest warrant at the Timber Ridge Apartment complex on Aeropark Drive in Houston, Texas. Officer Jeffrey was a 30-year veteran of the Houston Police Department and a U.S. Navy veteran. He was part of a team executing a warrant for Deon Ledet when the suspect opened fire as officers called for him to come out.

The shooting struck Officer Jeffrey and another officer, Sergeant Vance, who survived after surgery. Officers returned fire and the suspect was killed at the scene. A Glock handgun that had been illegally converted to full automatic was used, and Deon Ledet had two outstanding drug-related warrants and had forfeited bond on January 8, 2021. A female and two children at the residence were also injured; the children were uninjured.

Officer Jeffrey was flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital and later died of his wounds. He is survived by his wife Susanne, who had recently retired from the Houston Police Department, and a daughter, Lacie. Does anyone in the Houston area have information about the execution of this warrant or the Timber Ridge complex that could shed light on what happened that day?