Sergeant Ronald D. Slockett

Ronald D. Slockett

Sergeant Slockett was shot and killed while making a traffic stop. As he exited his patrol car the suspects in the vehicle opened fire, striking him in the chest and fatally wounding him. He was not wearing a vest at the time of the shooting.

The suspects in the shooting were drug traffickers who were holding hostages at the time of the incident. It is believed the hostages had been abducted by the traffickers with the intent of murdering them over drug trafficking.

Sergeant Slockett had served with the agency for 10 years. He was survived by his son, daughter, parents, and four siblings.