Officer James Charles Boswell, 29, was shot and killed in Houston on December 9, 1989, while on duty with the Houston Police Department. Boswell, born November 29, 1960, in Meridian, Mississippi, had served five years with the department. The shooting occurred during a routine traffic stop near South Main Street and Westridge Street when a man identified as Craig Neil Ogan approached the cruiser and began banging on the car. Boswell told him to wait on the sidewalk, then stepped out of the cruiser; as he was unlocking the door, Ogan produced a .38 caliber handgun and shot Boswell in the head at point-blank range.

Boswell’s partner chased the shooter, who fled, was later apprehended and wounded by a gunshot to the leg. Ogan was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death; he was executed on November 19, 2002. Boswell was survived by his parents Cecil and Martha Boswell, his sister Cherie, and brothers Michael, Joey, and Kenneth. His funeral services were held in Houston and Meridian, Mississippi.

Does anyone have memories of Officer Boswell or additional details about the events that night?