Officer Donald Paul Tucker, Sr.
Bio
- Age: 40
- Tour: 18 years
- Badge: 1181
Incident Details
- Cause: Gunfire
- Weapon: Handgun; .357 caliber
- Offender: Released after 30 years
About
Officer Donald Tucker was shot and killed while answering a disturbance call.
Upon his arrival the suspect opened fire with a .357 caliber revolver, fatally wounding Officer Tucker. The suspect attempted to shoot other people in the area but was apprehended. The suspect was sentenced to death but the sentence was commuted to life. He was subsequently released after serving only 30 years.
Officer Tucker had served with the Dallas Police Department for 18 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Officer Milton Earl Whatley
Bio
- Age: 26
- Tour: 2 years
- Badge: 3143
Incident Details
- Cause: Cause Heart attack
About
Officer Milton Whatley suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a burglar alarm.
He had run up a long flight of stairs to the location of the alarm, which turned out to be a false. As he returned to his cruiser he suffered the heart attack.
Officer Whatley had been with the Dallas Police Department for two years.
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Officer Levy McQuietor
Bio
- Age: 28
- Tour: 4 years
- Badge: 2615
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause: Fire
- Incident Date: Sunday, July 23, 1972
About
Officer Levy McQuietor succumbed to burns sustained 26 days earlier when he was engulfed by flames.
He was assigned to clean the shower stalls inside the station and was using a flammable liquid to do the cleaning. The liquid ignited, causing burns over 60% of his body.
Officer McQuietor had served with the Dallas Police Department for four years, and had previously served with the United States Army. He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Reserve Officer Joe Cobb Jones
Bio
- Age: 29
- Tour: 4 years
- Badge: R445
Incident Details
- Cause: Automobile crash
- Incident Date: Friday, July 28, 1972
About
Reserve Officer Jones succumbed to injuries sustained the following day when his cruiser was struck by another police car as he responded to an emergency assistance call made by other officers. Officer Jones received massive injuries in the accident and died a short time later.
Reserve Officer Jones had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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Officer Howard Kenton Hicks
Bio
- Age: 26
- Tour: 1 year
- Badge: 2374
Incident Details
- Cause: Gunfire
- Incident Date: Friday, October 18, 1968
- Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
- Offender: Sentenced to 25 years
About
Officer Howard Hicks succumbed to gunshot wounds received four years earlier when he stopped a man for DUI.
He was off duty when he observed the suspected DUI driver. When the man stopped in a parking lot Officer Hicks approached him, showed his badge, and told the man he was under arrest. The man pulled out a gun and shot Officer Hicks in the neck, causing paralysis. Officer Hicks was able to identify the shooter and he was sentenced to 25 years for assault to murder a police officer.
Officer Hicks remained a quadriplegic until his death four years later. He had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife.
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Officer Carl Jackson "Jack" Cooke, III
Bio
- Age: 20
- Tour: 1 year
- Badge: 3024
Incident Details
- Cause: Gunfire
- Incident Date: Monday, May 1, 1972
- Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
- Offender: Sentenced to life
About
Officer Carl Cooke was shot and killed after responding to a robbery call at a grocery store.
As the subject fled he shot Officer Cooke three times. He was able to return to his patrol car where he collapsed. He was transported to Methodist Hospital where he died from his wounds a short time later.
The subject was arrested after other officers followed a blood trail to his home. He was subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Cooke had served with the Dallas Police Department for one year. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Officer Allen Perry Camp
Bio
- Age: 21
- Tour: 1 year
- Badge: 3037
Incident Details
- Cause: Gunfire
- Weapon: Officer's handgun
- Offender: Not available
About
Officer Allen Camp was shot and killed by two juveniles as he investigated a burglary at a school. While in the school the two boys, ages 13 and 15, jumped him and took his weapon and then shot him in the chest. The 15-year-old boy had committed over 200 burglaries in the area before the shooting. Both were tried as adults and sentenced to life.
Officer Camp had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife.
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Officer Johnnie Tillman Hartwell
Bio
- Age: 32
- Tour: 3 months
- Badge: 3155
Incident Details
- Cause: Gunfire
- Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
- Offender: Sentenced to 999 years
About
Officer Johnnie Hartwell was shot and killed after he and his training officer observed a truck strike a utility pole. Believing the men were intoxicated, the officers asked the men to exit the vehicle. Unbeknownst to them, two of the men had just robbed the third man and planned to kill him. The two suspects opened fire on the officers, fatally wounding Officer Hartwell and wounding his training officer. Both officers returned fire, wounding the suspects. The men were subsequently sentenced to 999 years in prison.
Officer Hartwell had been with the agency for three months and was survived by his wife and children.
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Officer Robert Henderson Shipp
Bio
- Age: 21
- Tour: 1 year, 4 months
- Badge: 2624
Incident Details
- Cause: Gunfire
- Weapon: Officer's handgun
- Offender: Shot and killed
About
Officer Robert Shipp was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 1900 block of Akron Street..
The driver of the vehicle exited and began to flee with Officer Shipp's partner in pursuit. The man was able to gain control of the partner's weapon and shot Officer Shipp in the side. His partner grabbed Officer Shipp's weapon and returned fire, killing the suspect.
Officer Shipp had been with the agency for over one year. He was survived by his wife.
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Officer Floyd Alexander Knight
Bio
- Age: 23
- Tour: 2 years
- Badge: 2278
Incident Details
- Cause: Gunfire
- Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
- Offender: Sentenced to life
About
Officer Floyd Knight was shot and killed while on a stakeout of a grocery store.
At approximately 10:15 p.m. a suspect entered and robbed the store at gunpoint. He forced the clerk into a storeroom and then shot Officer Knight in the head, killing him. The suspect fled with $98 but was arrested four days later and subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Knight had been with the agency for two years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and unborn son.
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