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Officer John R. Pasco | Dallas Police Department, Texas
Dallas Police Department, Texas

Officer

John R. Pasco

Dallas Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Sunday, January 16, 1983

Biographical Info

Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 7 months
Badge Number: 4545

Incident Details

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.