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Christopher Wade BRITTON

Classification: Murderer

Characteristics: To avoid arrest

Number of victims: 1

Date of murder: June 17,

2001

Date of birth: August 11,

1974

Victim profile: A Hemphill County sheriff's deputy

Method of murder: Shooting

Location: Potter County, Texas, USA

Status: Sentenced to death on August 12, 2002. Committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell on February 4, 2005

Name	TDCJ Number	Date of Birth
Britton, Christopher Wade (Chad)	999426	08/11/1974
Date Received	Age (when Received)	Education Level
08/12/2002	28	12
Date of Offense	Age (at the Offense)	County
06/17/2001	26	Potter
Race	Gender	Hair Color
white	male	brown
Height	Weight	Eye Color
5 ft 8 in	230	green
Native County	Native State	Prior Occupation
Hemphill	Texas	truck driver, equipment operator, laborer
Prior Prison Record
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Summary of incident
On 06/17/2001, in Canadian, Texas, Britton shot and killed a 54 year old white male Hemphill County Sheriff's deputy when the deputy tried to serve arrest warrants on Britton.
Co-defendants
N/A
Race and Gender of Victim
white male

Death row inmate found dead in cell

Fort Worth Star Telegram

Mon, Feb. 07, 2005

LIVINGSTON, Texas - A death row inmate was found hanging in his cell last week.. Christopher Wade Britton, 30, was found dead Friday, Texas prison officials said Monday.

Guards found Britton about 17 minutes after a security check, shortly after noon Friday. They cut him down, placed him on a gurney and attempted CPR, but could not revive him.

Prison officials said the state Office of Inspector General is looking into the death.

Britton was convicted of fatally shooting a Hemphill County sheriff's deputy who was trying to serve an arrest warrant in June 2001. He arrived on death row in August 2002.

Christopher Wade Britton