Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, March 2, 1974
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 3 years, 10 months
Badge Number: 2831
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 2, 1974
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Killed in prison
Officer Leslie Lane was shot and killed with another officer's weapon while attempting to arrest an abduction suspect in the 4700 block of Live Oak Street.
The man had abducted an off duty female officer. She was able to escape the man, but he stole her weapon and fled. He abducted another woman before leading officers on a car chase. The second woman escaped when he crashed and as officers attempted to arrest him he shot at them, fatally wounding Officer Lane. The suspect later killed in prison.
Officer Lane was a U.S Army veteran of the Vietnam war and had served with the Dallas Police Department for almost four years. He was survived by his wife and son.