Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, January 16, 1983
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 7 months
Badge Number: 4545
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 16, 1983
Weapon Used: Handgun; .25 caliber
Suspect Info: Executed in 1993
Officer John Pasco was shot and killed during a foot pursuit 1800 block Park Avenue.
He had observed the suspect shooting a handgun into the air and requested backup as he began a foot chase. During the chase the suspect turned and shot him in the head. Officer Pasco had arrested the same man ten months earlier for possessing a gun.
The suspect was convicted and sentenced to death and subsequently executed on March 25th, 1993.
Officer Pasco was a U.S Air Force veteran and had served with the Dallas Police Department for one and a half years. He was survived by his parents.