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Trooper Russell Lynn Boyd | Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas

Trooper

Russell Lynn Boyd

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas

End of Watch: Tuesday, October 11, 1983

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 25

Tour: 1 year

Badge # 5532

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 10/11/1983

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Executed in 1987

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Trooper Russell 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.

Trooper Boyd had served with the agency for only one year and is survived by his wife.

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Hey Russ;

It's been 28 years ago that I got the call that you and I would never see each other on this earth again.

Your Graduation from the DPS Academy made me the proudest brother in the world. I will always be proud of the uniform you wore and the way you represented the Department and the people of the State of Texas.

I love you. I miss you. Take care up there.

Dave

David Boyd
Brother to Trooper Russell L. Boyd
October 11, 2011

 

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