Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Monday, May 2, 1983
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: 4264
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 2, 1983
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Officer Ronald Baker was shot and killed with his own weapon after being overpowered by two suspects.
He was on patrol in southeast Dallas when he confronted two suspects in a parking lot in the 7600 block of Daingerfield Drive. After shooting him, they ran over him twice with their van. The two fled to Arkansas, where they committed suicide when authorities surrounded them.
Officer Baker had served with the Dallas Police Department for four years. He was survived by his expectant wife and young daughter.