Trooper Russell Lynn Boyd
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 11, 1983

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, October 11, 1983
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1987

Trooper Boyd was shot and killed after stopping a man on Texas 6, near Hempstead, who had gone on a shooting spree earlier in the day. The suspect had shot and killed six other people. The man was apprehended and executed for the crime in 1987.