Ronald Slockett

Sergeant Ronald D. Slockett, aged 31, was a dedicated officer with the Sugar Land Police Department in Texas. On the night of July 4, 1987, he was fatally shot while conducting a routine traffic stop. As he exited his patrol car, the suspects in the vehicle opened fire, striking him in the chest. Tragically, he was not wearing a bulletproof vest at the time.

The suspects were identified as drug traffickers who were holding hostages in their vehicle. It is believed that the hostages had be ...

Sergeant Ronald D. Slockett