Bio & Incident Details
Age: 33
Tour: 2 years
Badge # 5508
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/26/1988
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Executed in 2001
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Officer Gary D. McCarthy was shot and killed during an armed robbery at a grocery store.
Officer McCarthy was working an off-duty job as a security officer. An armed man entered and began robbing the manager. Officer McCarthy identified himself and was shot in the chest. He was able to return fire but did not strike the shooter. The assailant was apprehended several days later, tried and convicted; he was sentenced to death and executed in December 2001.
Officer McCarthy was a 2-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department; He is survived by his wife and two children.
