Fort Worth Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 10, 1979
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 891
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 5, 1979
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed by officers
Officer James Gaul was shot and wounded in a shootout with a deranged man as he and another officer approached the front door of the house to answer a call reporting a man with a gun.
Officer Gaul died five days later from his wounds.
The suspect was later shot and killed by other officers.
Officer Gaul had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for 13 years. He was survived by his wife, and three children from a previous marriage.