Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 11, 1983
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 5532
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 11, 1983
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1987
Trooper Russell Boyd was shot and killed after stopping a man on Texas 6, near Hempstead, who had gone on a shooting spree earlier in the day.
The suspect had shot and killed six other people. The man was apprehended and executed for the crime in 1987.
Trooper Boyd had served with the Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol for one year. He is survived by his wife.