Mathis Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, October 28, 1982
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 28, 1982
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 14 years
Assistant Chief of Police Ricardo DeAlejandro was shot and killed while working an undercover narcotics operation at a bar in Robstown.
Three men, unrelated to the narcotics investigation, entered the bar, and one of them shot Assistant Chief DeAlejandro.
The subject was convicted of murder and carrying a weapon on premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. He was sentenced to 14 years.
Assistant Chief DeAlejandro was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He had served with the Mathis Police Department for six years and previously served with the Robstown Police Department. He was survived by his wife and children.