Farmers Branch Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, August 27, 1983
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 27, 1983
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: At large
Officer Lowell Tribble was shot and killed from ambush while on patrol. He was driving through an apartment complex in a marked patrol car when a man opened fire on him.
On August 27, 2010, exactly 27 years to the day after Officer Tribble was slain, a suspect was arrested and charged with capital murder. In April 2011 charges against the suspect were dismissed and the investigation remains open.
Officer Tribble was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.