Retired Houston Police Officer Dennis Redding Charged in Oral Surgeon’s Death

Former HPD cop Dennis Redding Charged With Murder

Hitchcock, Texas

If you ever plan a fishing trip, it’s probably not a good idea to include former Houston police officer Dennis Redding. That’s because Redding has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Dr. Mark K. Holcomb, an oral surgeon in Webster, after the two paired-up for a fishing trip.

Dr. Mark K. Holcomb

Redding was freed Saturday on $150,000 bond, hours after the shooting of 61-year-old Dr. Mark Holcomb. The victim was an oral surgeon in Webster.

Investigators say the incident took place at Holcomb’s home in Hitchcock during a fishing weekend. The two men, according to police, were old friends. Apparently, they had experienced a quarrel at some point and were trying to re-kindle their friendship. Looks like it didn’t work out.

Authorities are trying to determine whether the two men argued before the gunfire around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Holcomb died later at a Galveston hospital.

Jail records did not list an attorney for Redding.